Exclusive: Jodie Whittaker comedy gets international sales company and deal with new UK distributor.
Tribeca-bound UK comedy Adult Life Skills (formerly known as How To Live Yours) has secured an international sales deal with Independent and a UK distribution deal with fledgling London-based outfit Lorton Distribution, which will make the film its first release.
Broadchurch actress Jodie Whittaker (Black Sea) stars in writer-director Rachel Tunnard’s Tribeca world-premiere about a young woman experiencing an early ‘mid-life crisis’ who lives in a shed at the bottom of her mum’s garden and makes videos using her thumbs as characters.
Supporting cast include Lorraine Ashbourne (The Selfish Giant), Brett Goldstein (SuperBob), Alice Lowe (Sightseers), Eileen Davies (Sightseers) Rachael Deering (The Last Hours Of Laura K), Edward Hogg (Jupiter Ascending) and newcomer Ozzy Myers.
The film is the feature adaptation of Tunnard’s 2015 BAFTA-nominated short Emotional Fusebox, which starred much of the same cast.
Former Screen...
Tribeca-bound UK comedy Adult Life Skills (formerly known as How To Live Yours) has secured an international sales deal with Independent and a UK distribution deal with fledgling London-based outfit Lorton Distribution, which will make the film its first release.
Broadchurch actress Jodie Whittaker (Black Sea) stars in writer-director Rachel Tunnard’s Tribeca world-premiere about a young woman experiencing an early ‘mid-life crisis’ who lives in a shed at the bottom of her mum’s garden and makes videos using her thumbs as characters.
Supporting cast include Lorraine Ashbourne (The Selfish Giant), Brett Goldstein (SuperBob), Alice Lowe (Sightseers), Eileen Davies (Sightseers) Rachael Deering (The Last Hours Of Laura K), Edward Hogg (Jupiter Ascending) and newcomer Ozzy Myers.
The film is the feature adaptation of Tunnard’s 2015 BAFTA-nominated short Emotional Fusebox, which starred much of the same cast.
Former Screen...
- 3/3/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Coming-of-age film marks feature debut of Downton Abbey director Philip John.
Principal photography has begun on Moon Dogs, a UK-Irish co-production that will film throughout Scotland over the summer.
Up Helly Aa Films and Ripple World Pictures produce the coming-of-age feature, which follows two teenage stepbrothers - Michael (Jack Parry Jones) and Thor (Christy O’Donnell) - on a road trip from Shetland to Glasgow, and the enigmatic Caitlin (Tara Lee) who comes between them.
Directed by Philip John (Being Human, Downton Abbey), the film was written by Scottish writing duo Raymond Friel and Derek Boyle (The Calcium Kid).
The soundtrack will be composed by Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre.
Moon Dogs marks the first feature for theatrical release from Scottish-based Welsh producer Kathy Speirs, and is a co-production with Irish production company Ripple World Pictures.
Ken Marshall (Song for Marion, Filth), is executive producer with co-producers Suzanne Reid (What We Did On Our Holiday), [link...
Principal photography has begun on Moon Dogs, a UK-Irish co-production that will film throughout Scotland over the summer.
Up Helly Aa Films and Ripple World Pictures produce the coming-of-age feature, which follows two teenage stepbrothers - Michael (Jack Parry Jones) and Thor (Christy O’Donnell) - on a road trip from Shetland to Glasgow, and the enigmatic Caitlin (Tara Lee) who comes between them.
Directed by Philip John (Being Human, Downton Abbey), the film was written by Scottish writing duo Raymond Friel and Derek Boyle (The Calcium Kid).
The soundtrack will be composed by Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre.
Moon Dogs marks the first feature for theatrical release from Scottish-based Welsh producer Kathy Speirs, and is a co-production with Irish production company Ripple World Pictures.
Ken Marshall (Song for Marion, Filth), is executive producer with co-producers Suzanne Reid (What We Did On Our Holiday), [link...
- 7/28/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Hot projects new to Screenbase include Nicolas Winding Refn feature The Neon Demon, Pope Francis biopic Francisco, Brady Corbet’s directorial debut The Childhood Of A Leader and a new adaptation by Wim Wenders.Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon
Elle Fanning, Keanu Reeves, Christina Hendricks, Abbey Lee, Bella Heathcote and Jena Malone have signed on to co-star in Nicolas Winding Refn’s next feature.
“After making Drive and falling madly in love with the electricity of Los Angeles, I knew I had to return to tell the story of The Neon Demon,” Winding Refn said.
Principal photography will begin in Los Angeles on March 30. Gaumont and Wild Bunch are co-selling the title.
Wim Wenders’ Les Beaux Jours D’Aranjuez
This adaptation of the play by Peter Handke was announced by Alfama’s Paulo Branco during the Efm. It will star Reda Kateb and Sophie Semin. Wenders is expected to shoot in June.
Brady Corbet’s [link...
Elle Fanning, Keanu Reeves, Christina Hendricks, Abbey Lee, Bella Heathcote and Jena Malone have signed on to co-star in Nicolas Winding Refn’s next feature.
“After making Drive and falling madly in love with the electricity of Los Angeles, I knew I had to return to tell the story of The Neon Demon,” Winding Refn said.
Principal photography will begin in Los Angeles on March 30. Gaumont and Wild Bunch are co-selling the title.
Wim Wenders’ Les Beaux Jours D’Aranjuez
This adaptation of the play by Peter Handke was announced by Alfama’s Paulo Branco during the Efm. It will star Reda Kateb and Sophie Semin. Wenders is expected to shoot in June.
Brady Corbet’s [link...
- 2/18/2015
- by maud.le-rest@sciencespo-toulouse.net (Maud Le Rest)
- ScreenDaily
Company acquires Us rights to Paul Andrew Williams’ drama about the televised trial of Nazi Adolf Eichmann.
The Weinstein Company has acquired Us rights from Content Media to the BBC and Feelgood Fiction’s The Eichmann Show.
Paul Andrew Williams directed the drama starring Martin Freeman and Anthony Lapaglia as the TV director-producer team behind the televised trial of Nazi Adolf Eichmann.
Content Media is screening the film to international buyers for the first time at the Efm. Simon Block wrote The Eichmann Show and the BBC produced the film with Feelgood Fiction’s Laurence Bowen and Ken Marshall. Content Media’s Jamie Carmichael and Greg Philips served as executive producers.
The film-makers used original trial footage and recreated the trial with a host of doubles to fill out the courtroom. The 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann was broadcast in 37 countries and showed footage from the death camps for the first time.
The Nazi was...
The Weinstein Company has acquired Us rights from Content Media to the BBC and Feelgood Fiction’s The Eichmann Show.
Paul Andrew Williams directed the drama starring Martin Freeman and Anthony Lapaglia as the TV director-producer team behind the televised trial of Nazi Adolf Eichmann.
Content Media is screening the film to international buyers for the first time at the Efm. Simon Block wrote The Eichmann Show and the BBC produced the film with Feelgood Fiction’s Laurence Bowen and Ken Marshall. Content Media’s Jamie Carmichael and Greg Philips served as executive producers.
The film-makers used original trial footage and recreated the trial with a host of doubles to fill out the courtroom. The 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann was broadcast in 37 countries and showed footage from the death camps for the first time.
The Nazi was...
- 2/7/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Company acquires Us rights to Paul Andrew Williams’ drama about the televised trial of Nazi Adolf Eichmann.
The Weinstein Company has acquired Us rights from Content Media to the BBC and Feelgood Fiction’s The Eichmann Show.
Paul Andrew Williams directed the drama starring Martin Freeman and Anthony Lapaglia as the TV director-producer team behind the televised trial of Nazi Adolf Eichmann.
Content Media is screening the film to international buyers for the first time at the Efm. Simon Block wrote The Eichmann Show and the BBC produced the film with Feelgood Fiction’s Laurence Bowen and Ken Marshall. Content Media’s Jamie Carmichael and Greg Philips served as executive producers.
The film-makers used original trial footage and recreated the trial with a host of doubles to fill out the courtroom. The 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann was broadcast in 37 countries and showed footage from the death camps for the first time.
The Nazi was...
The Weinstein Company has acquired Us rights from Content Media to the BBC and Feelgood Fiction’s The Eichmann Show.
Paul Andrew Williams directed the drama starring Martin Freeman and Anthony Lapaglia as the TV director-producer team behind the televised trial of Nazi Adolf Eichmann.
Content Media is screening the film to international buyers for the first time at the Efm. Simon Block wrote The Eichmann Show and the BBC produced the film with Feelgood Fiction’s Laurence Bowen and Ken Marshall. Content Media’s Jamie Carmichael and Greg Philips served as executive producers.
The film-makers used original trial footage and recreated the trial with a host of doubles to fill out the courtroom. The 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann was broadcast in 37 countries and showed footage from the death camps for the first time.
The Nazi was...
- 2/7/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Crybaby Pictures plans project with The Bureau, Steel Mill Pictures.
Rachel Dargavel’s Crybaby Pictures, a newly launched UK production outfit, arrives at International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) (Jan 21-Feb 1) with its first feature Norfolk in the Tiger Competition.
Martin Radich’s tense father-son story is part of Creative England’s iFeatures programme, and is produced by Dargavel alongside Finlay Pretsell of Sdi Productions. [Click here for Martin Radich interview]
Dargavel now has an active slate of projects in development for Crybaby, which is based in both London and Nottingham.
The projects include:
Only You,with The Bureau, which will mark the anticipated feature debut of writer-director Harry Wootliff. The film is now casting and finalising its finance.
The love story is about a couple who have a whirlwind romance, but cracks start to show in the relationship when they try to have a baby and can’t conceive. Dargavel says references for that film include Blue Valentine or Blue is the Warmest Colour.
[link...
Rachel Dargavel’s Crybaby Pictures, a newly launched UK production outfit, arrives at International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) (Jan 21-Feb 1) with its first feature Norfolk in the Tiger Competition.
Martin Radich’s tense father-son story is part of Creative England’s iFeatures programme, and is produced by Dargavel alongside Finlay Pretsell of Sdi Productions. [Click here for Martin Radich interview]
Dargavel now has an active slate of projects in development for Crybaby, which is based in both London and Nottingham.
The projects include:
Only You,with The Bureau, which will mark the anticipated feature debut of writer-director Harry Wootliff. The film is now casting and finalising its finance.
The love story is about a couple who have a whirlwind romance, but cracks start to show in the relationship when they try to have a baby and can’t conceive. Dargavel says references for that film include Blue Valentine or Blue is the Warmest Colour.
[link...
- 1/26/2015
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
New films on Screenbase this week include the directorial debuts of Michael Lennox and Rachel Tunnard, Terry Jones’ economics doc and Chris Crow’s The Lighthouse.
Boardwalk Empire star Stephen Graham leads the cast of Michael Lennox’s feature debut A Patch of Fog, beginning principal photography in Northern Ireland next week.
The Fyzz Facility production follows a celebrated novelist and TV personality who finds his reputation on the line when his life invaded by a lonely security guard who catches him shoplifting.
Graham will star alongside Conleth Hill (Game of Thrones), Arsher Ali (Four Lions) and Ian McElhinney (Game of Thrones).
Producers are Robert Jones (The Usual Suspects), Wayne Marc Godfrey (Cake) and David Gilbery (Bone Tomahawk) for The Fyzz Facility with backing from The Fyzz Facility, Northern Ireland Screen and the BFI.
Tunnard’s feature debut
Principal photography has wrapped on UK comedy How To Live Yours starring Jodie Whittaker.
The film, about...
Boardwalk Empire star Stephen Graham leads the cast of Michael Lennox’s feature debut A Patch of Fog, beginning principal photography in Northern Ireland next week.
The Fyzz Facility production follows a celebrated novelist and TV personality who finds his reputation on the line when his life invaded by a lonely security guard who catches him shoplifting.
Graham will star alongside Conleth Hill (Game of Thrones), Arsher Ali (Four Lions) and Ian McElhinney (Game of Thrones).
Producers are Robert Jones (The Usual Suspects), Wayne Marc Godfrey (Cake) and David Gilbery (Bone Tomahawk) for The Fyzz Facility with backing from The Fyzz Facility, Northern Ireland Screen and the BFI.
Tunnard’s feature debut
Principal photography has wrapped on UK comedy How To Live Yours starring Jodie Whittaker.
The film, about...
- 11/21/2014
- ScreenDaily
How To Live Yours, starring Jodie Whittaker, heads to post-production.
Principal photography has wrapped on UK comedy How To Live Yours, starring Jodie Whittaker.
The film, about a young woman who moves back home in order to regain her confidence, marks the feature debuts of writer-director Rachel Tunnard and Screen Star of Tomorrow producer Michael Berliner.
Supporting cast including Lorraine Ashbourne, Alice Lowe, Brett Goldstein, Eileen Davies and Edward Hogg, and introducing 7-year-old Ozzy Myers.
The Pico Pictures production is backed by Creative England and Swedish regional fund Film i Väst.
Koch Media has acquired UK distribution rights, with NonStop Entertainment taking Scandinavian rights.
Ken Marshall (London to Brighton, Filth) executive produces, alongside Jodie Whittaker, Sean Wheelan of Filmgate Films, and representatives from Creative England.
Principal photography has wrapped on UK comedy How To Live Yours, starring Jodie Whittaker.
The film, about a young woman who moves back home in order to regain her confidence, marks the feature debuts of writer-director Rachel Tunnard and Screen Star of Tomorrow producer Michael Berliner.
Supporting cast including Lorraine Ashbourne, Alice Lowe, Brett Goldstein, Eileen Davies and Edward Hogg, and introducing 7-year-old Ozzy Myers.
The Pico Pictures production is backed by Creative England and Swedish regional fund Film i Väst.
Koch Media has acquired UK distribution rights, with NonStop Entertainment taking Scandinavian rights.
Ken Marshall (London to Brighton, Filth) executive produces, alongside Jodie Whittaker, Sean Wheelan of Filmgate Films, and representatives from Creative England.
- 11/18/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Starred Up the big winner at Scottish BAFTAs David Mackenzie took home the top film honours at the Scottish BAFTAs tonight, with his prison drama Starred Up winning the prizes for best film and best director, while his scriptwriter Jonathan Asser was named best TV/film writer (read what David Mackenzie told us about the film earlier in the year here).
The film beat stiff competition from Filth and Sunshine On Leith.
The film acting honours went to James McAvoy for Irvine Welsh adaptation Filth and Sophie Kennedy Clark for her role in Stephen Frears' drama Philomena.
The full list of film nominees and winners (in bold) is below:
Feature Film
Filth Jon S Baird, Ken Marshall, Trudie Styler - Steel Mill Pictures, Maven Pictures, Logie Pictures/Lionsgate
Starred Up David Mackenzie, Gillian Berrie, Jonathan Asser - Sigma Films/Fox Searchlight
Sunshine On Leith Dexter Fletcher, Stephen Greenhorn, Andrew Macdonald,...
The film beat stiff competition from Filth and Sunshine On Leith.
The film acting honours went to James McAvoy for Irvine Welsh adaptation Filth and Sophie Kennedy Clark for her role in Stephen Frears' drama Philomena.
The full list of film nominees and winners (in bold) is below:
Feature Film
Filth Jon S Baird, Ken Marshall, Trudie Styler - Steel Mill Pictures, Maven Pictures, Logie Pictures/Lionsgate
Starred Up David Mackenzie, Gillian Berrie, Jonathan Asser - Sigma Films/Fox Searchlight
Sunshine On Leith Dexter Fletcher, Stephen Greenhorn, Andrew Macdonald,...
- 11/16/2014
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
UK delegation includes producers, distributors, exhibitors, sellers and agents.
A delegation of UK film industry has arrived in Beijing, China, to meet with local industry as part of a BFI-led push for greater interaction between the two industries.
The visit, which lasts until Friday 18 April, is the first official UK film industry trade mission to China.
The delegation includes:
agent Tor Belfrage, Julian Belfrage Associatesline producer Mairi Bett, Skyline FilmsClare Binns, distributor/exhibitor Picturehouse Entertainmentproducer Pete Czernin, Blueprint Picturesproducer and distributor Will Clarke, Altitude Film Entertainmentproducer Robin Gutch, Warp Films/Warp Xsales agent Mercy Liao, West End Filmsproducer Ken Marshall, Steelmill Picturesdevelopment executive producer Dan MacRae, StudioCanalproducer Rebecca O’Brien, Sixteen Filmssales agent Charlotte Van Weede, eOne Films InternationalTeun Hilte from digital distributor Under the Milky WayIsabel Davis, BFI Head of InternationalSamantha Perahia, senior production executive from the British Film CommissionStephen McDonogh, BBC Worldwide Productions.
While in Beijing, the UK industry will meet with producers, distributors, investors...
A delegation of UK film industry has arrived in Beijing, China, to meet with local industry as part of a BFI-led push for greater interaction between the two industries.
The visit, which lasts until Friday 18 April, is the first official UK film industry trade mission to China.
The delegation includes:
agent Tor Belfrage, Julian Belfrage Associatesline producer Mairi Bett, Skyline FilmsClare Binns, distributor/exhibitor Picturehouse Entertainmentproducer Pete Czernin, Blueprint Picturesproducer and distributor Will Clarke, Altitude Film Entertainmentproducer Robin Gutch, Warp Films/Warp Xsales agent Mercy Liao, West End Filmsproducer Ken Marshall, Steelmill Picturesdevelopment executive producer Dan MacRae, StudioCanalproducer Rebecca O’Brien, Sixteen Filmssales agent Charlotte Van Weede, eOne Films InternationalTeun Hilte from digital distributor Under the Milky WayIsabel Davis, BFI Head of InternationalSamantha Perahia, senior production executive from the British Film CommissionStephen McDonogh, BBC Worldwide Productions.
While in Beijing, the UK industry will meet with producers, distributors, investors...
- 4/15/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
BFI chief executive Amanda Nevill and Film Fund head Ben Roberts talk about why the controversial 7% profitability statistic doesn’t reflect the full picture of UK film success.
Amanda Nevill, the BFI’s chief executive, said that the 7% statistic (original story here) that has been recently bandied about is “pretty misleading if you understand how a film is funded”.
She also noted that the statistic shouldn’t scare away potential film investors as “before a film even goes into profits, the financiers have gotten their money back”.
Even if a film doesn’t go into net profits, it’s still “a beneficial economic activity,” she reminds the industry. “Cast and crew have been paid, VFX houses have been paid, exhibitors have made their cut.”
“The starkness of only 7% profits completely eclipses the fact that many, many films - before they even wash their face - have put in profits and salaries for people in that chain,” she added...
Amanda Nevill, the BFI’s chief executive, said that the 7% statistic (original story here) that has been recently bandied about is “pretty misleading if you understand how a film is funded”.
She also noted that the statistic shouldn’t scare away potential film investors as “before a film even goes into profits, the financiers have gotten their money back”.
Even if a film doesn’t go into net profits, it’s still “a beneficial economic activity,” she reminds the industry. “Cast and crew have been paid, VFX houses have been paid, exhibitors have made their cut.”
“The starkness of only 7% profits completely eclipses the fact that many, many films - before they even wash their face - have put in profits and salaries for people in that chain,” she added...
- 12/19/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to the Irvine Welsh adaptation starring Bifa nominee James McAvoy.
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to the Irvine Welsh adaptation starring British Independent Film Awards (Bifa) nominee James McAvoy.
Jamie Bell, Imogen Poots, Eddie Marsan, Shirley Henderson and Jim Broadbent round out the key cast on the story of a corrupt Scottish detective.
Magnolia has earmarked a spring 2014 theatrical release.
Jon S Baird directed Filth from his adapted screenplay and also produced through his Logie Pictures with Ken Marshall for Steel Mill Pictures, Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray for Maven Pictures, McAvoy, Christian Angermayer and Jens Meurer for Film House Germany, Mark Amin and Will Clarke.
Baird, Henderson and Marsan also earned Bifa nods as did the production.
Magnolia director of acquisitions John Von Thaden negotiated the deal with CAA and UTA.
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to the Irvine Welsh adaptation starring British Independent Film Awards (Bifa) nominee James McAvoy.
Jamie Bell, Imogen Poots, Eddie Marsan, Shirley Henderson and Jim Broadbent round out the key cast on the story of a corrupt Scottish detective.
Magnolia has earmarked a spring 2014 theatrical release.
Jon S Baird directed Filth from his adapted screenplay and also produced through his Logie Pictures with Ken Marshall for Steel Mill Pictures, Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray for Maven Pictures, McAvoy, Christian Angermayer and Jens Meurer for Film House Germany, Mark Amin and Will Clarke.
Baird, Henderson and Marsan also earned Bifa nods as did the production.
Magnolia director of acquisitions John Von Thaden negotiated the deal with CAA and UTA.
- 11/26/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to the Irvine Welsh adaptation starring Bifa nominee James McAvoy.
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to the Irvine Welsh adaptation starring British Independent Film Awards (Bifa) nominee James McAvoy.
Jamie Bell, Imogen Poots, Eddie Marsan, Shirley Henderson and Jim Broadbent round out the key cast on the story of a corrupt Scottish detective.
Magnolia has earmarked a spring 2014 theatrical release.
Jon S Baird directed Filth from his adapted screenplay and also produced through his Logie Pictures with Ken Marshall for Steel Mill Pictures, Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray for Maven Pictures, McAvoy, Christian Angermayer and Jens Meurer for Film House Germany, Mark Amin and Will Clarke.
Baird, Henderson and Marsan also earned Bifa nods as did the production.
Magnolia director of acquisitions John Von Thaden negotiated the deal with CAA and UTA.
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to the Irvine Welsh adaptation starring British Independent Film Awards (Bifa) nominee James McAvoy.
Jamie Bell, Imogen Poots, Eddie Marsan, Shirley Henderson and Jim Broadbent round out the key cast on the story of a corrupt Scottish detective.
Magnolia has earmarked a spring 2014 theatrical release.
Jon S Baird directed Filth from his adapted screenplay and also produced through his Logie Pictures with Ken Marshall for Steel Mill Pictures, Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray for Maven Pictures, McAvoy, Christian Angermayer and Jens Meurer for Film House Germany, Mark Amin and Will Clarke.
Baird, Henderson and Marsan also earned Bifa nods as did the production.
Magnolia director of acquisitions John Von Thaden negotiated the deal with CAA and UTA.
- 11/26/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Magnolia Pictures acquired North American rights to Filth, the adaptation of Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh’s equally unsettling and rude black comedy that stars James McAvoy as a copper looking for a promotion and willing to go to any lengths to get it. The film is the second highest grossing R-rated film in the UK this year, and it also stars Jamie Bell, Imogen Poots, Eddie Marsan, Shirley Henderson, and Jim Broadbent. Jon S. Baird wrote the script and directed it and produces through his Logie Pictures banner with Ken Marshall for Steel Mill Pictures, Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray for Maven Pictures, McAvoy, Christian Angermayer and Jens Meurer for Film House Germany, Mark Amin and Will Clarke. The deal was negotiated by Magnolia Director of Acquisitions John Von Thaden, with CAA and UTA on behalf of the filmmakers. Magnolia is eyeing a theatrical release in the spring of 2014.
- 11/26/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
This evening we were in London’s Leicester Square for the London Premiere of Filth, starring James McAvoy and Eddie Marsan, based on the novel by Irvine Welsh.
Welsh has a strong connection with British cinema with Trainspotting somewhere near the apex of the appallingly monkered Britflick era of the late 90s and much of the heady mix of dubious morals and black hole humour is present and correct in this new film.
Our man Ben Mortimer spoke to actor Eddie Marsan, producer Ken Marshall, director Jon S. Baird and Welsh himself.
Filth is out on the 4th of October and our review is right here.
Eddie Marsan
Writer Irvine Welsh
Director Jon S. Baird
Producer Ken Marshall
The post The HeyUGuys Interview: Irvine Welsh, Eddie Marsan and More at the London Premiere of Filth appeared first on HeyUGuys.
Welsh has a strong connection with British cinema with Trainspotting somewhere near the apex of the appallingly monkered Britflick era of the late 90s and much of the heady mix of dubious morals and black hole humour is present and correct in this new film.
Our man Ben Mortimer spoke to actor Eddie Marsan, producer Ken Marshall, director Jon S. Baird and Welsh himself.
Filth is out on the 4th of October and our review is right here.
Eddie Marsan
Writer Irvine Welsh
Director Jon S. Baird
Producer Ken Marshall
The post The HeyUGuys Interview: Irvine Welsh, Eddie Marsan and More at the London Premiere of Filth appeared first on HeyUGuys.
- 9/30/2013
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
To mark the release of Filth on October 4th we’ve been given 5 goody bags containing a book, t-shirts and a lighter to give away.
Scheming Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy), a bigoted and corrupt policeman, is in line for a promotion and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Enlisted to solve a brutal murder and threatened by the aspirations of his colleagues, including Ray Lennox (Jamie Bell), Bruce sets about ensuring their ruin, right under the nose of unwitting Chief Inspector Toal. As he turns his colleagues against one another by stealing their wives and exposing their secrets, Bruce starts to lose himself in a web of deceit that he can no longer control. His past is slowly catching up with him, and a missing wife, a crippling drug habit and suspicious colleagues start to take their toll on his sanity. The question is: can he keep...
Scheming Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy), a bigoted and corrupt policeman, is in line for a promotion and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Enlisted to solve a brutal murder and threatened by the aspirations of his colleagues, including Ray Lennox (Jamie Bell), Bruce sets about ensuring their ruin, right under the nose of unwitting Chief Inspector Toal. As he turns his colleagues against one another by stealing their wives and exposing their secrets, Bruce starts to lose himself in a web of deceit that he can no longer control. His past is slowly catching up with him, and a missing wife, a crippling drug habit and suspicious colleagues start to take their toll on his sanity. The question is: can he keep...
- 9/30/2013
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
To celebrate the release of Filth, starring James McAvoy and in Scottish cinemas September 27th and UK cinemas October 4th we have an awesome competition for you. We are offering two lucky winners the chance to attend the Glasgow premiere of Filth on September 24th.
Scheming Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy), a bigoted and corrupt policeman, is in line for a promotion and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Enlisted to solve a brutal murder and threatened by the aspirations of his colleagues, including Ray Lennox (Jamie Bell), Bruce sets about ensuring their ruin, right under the nose of unwitting Chief Inspector Toal. As he turns his colleagues against one another by stealing their wives and exposing their secrets, Bruce starts to lose himself in a web of deceit that he can no longer control. His past is slowly catching up with him, and a missing wife, a...
Scheming Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy), a bigoted and corrupt policeman, is in line for a promotion and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Enlisted to solve a brutal murder and threatened by the aspirations of his colleagues, including Ray Lennox (Jamie Bell), Bruce sets about ensuring their ruin, right under the nose of unwitting Chief Inspector Toal. As he turns his colleagues against one another by stealing their wives and exposing their secrets, Bruce starts to lose himself in a web of deceit that he can no longer control. His past is slowly catching up with him, and a missing wife, a...
- 9/18/2013
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Film London announces Lilting, the latest project from Film London Microwave, will be distributed by Curzon Film World’s Artificial Eye in the UK with Protagonist Pictures to manage international sales. A striking feature debut from director Hong Khaou with an all-star cast led by Ben Whishaw (Skyfall, Cloud Atlas) and Cheng Pei Pei (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon), Lilting explores love without a common language.
Written and directed by Khaou and produced by Dominic Buchanan, Lilting is the eighth film from the successful feature film fund Film London Microwave. Alongside Whishaw and Pei Pei, the film also stars Peter Bowles (Blow-Up, The Bank Job), Morven Christie (House of 9, The Young Victoria) and Andrew Leung (The List).
As part of Film London Microwave’s mentorship component, award-winning film-maker Michael Winterbottom acted as writer/director Khaou’s mentor, while producer Buchanan received guidance and support from his mentor Ken Marshall, the producer of London to Brighton, Filth and Song for Marion.
Curzon Film World’s Artificial Eye is known for its discerning taste in the best of European and world cinema. The label has released more winners of the Cannes Palme d'Or than any other UK distributor, with titles including The Class (2008) and The White Ribbon (2009).
Commercially-minded and creatively-spirited Protagonist Pictures is an international sales company committed to strong relationships with film-makers. Recent highlights in their catalogue include Searching for Sugar Man, Sightseers, The Imposter and Microwave’s Shifty. This year at Cannes they represent The Selfish Giant by Clio Barnard, screening in Directors’ Fortnight, and in the Critics’ Week, Paul Wright’s debut feature For Those In Peril.
Lilting tells the story of a Chinese mother (Pei Pei) as she grieves for her son (Leung) following his untimely death. He was her eyes and ears in the UK, their adopted country, and without him she is stranded. The only person left is his lover (Whishaw) – who she knows only as his flat mate. Together they are forced to overcome their differences and unite in sorrow whilst struggling against the absence of a shared language. An intimate and thoughtful film, Lilting addresses overcoming cultural and generational boundaries, the power of memory, and the lifelines and relationships formed in the face of grief.
Adrian Wootton, Chief Executive of Film London and the British Film Commission, said: “Lilting is a moving cinematic achievement and I am delighted that it will reach UK audiences through Curzon Film World and that Protagonist will be managing international sales. It is a testament to Microwave’s innovative approach to film-making that its projects attract high-calibre talent and prestigious commercial distributors and sales agents. The scheme’s successful track record is also a result of the Microwave team, who are integral to nurturing and guiding all our film-makers. I am proud to see another Microwave feature proving itself in the commercial marketplace and hope this is only the start of Lilting’s success.”
Louisa Dent, Managing Director of Curzon Film World said: "When we read the script, it was clear that this was something special. There is an emotional urgency that is compelling and honest. Hong is a real emerging talent and his short films marked him out. We knew that the Microwave/Film London team would be great partners on this and with a quality cast it seemed liked a perfect fit for us.”
Mike Goodridge, CEO of Protagonist Pictures said: “I had admired Hong's shorts so it was with great excitement that I watched his first feature Lilting. But Hong exceeds expectations: the film is an accomplished and mature portrait of love and loss, graced by two extraordinary lead performances. The whole Protagonist team was knocked out by it and we are confident it will be embraced by distributors around the world.”
Funded by Film London Microwave, additional finance came from production companies Stink Films and Andy Brunskill’s recently launched Sums Film and Media Ltd., supported by financier/producer Bob & Co, Lim Kay Sui and Neo Swee Lin.
Film London Microwave is a unique training-through-production scheme delivered in partnership with BBC Films and with support from Creative Skillset. Challenging London-based film-makers to shoot a feature film for up to £120,000, Film London Microwave enables talent to thrive in a limited budget with its integrated training programme which offers crucial guidance and mentoring throughout the film-making process.
The Film London Microwave team is made up of Creative Producer Mia Bays, who also acts as the Distribution/Marketing Consultant and Mike Kelly, Business and Finance Producer, alongside Film London’s Talent Development Manager Kevin Dolan and Development and Production Officer Tessa Inkelaar. Film London will soon be appointing a new Head of Talent Development and Production, who will head up the Microwave team.
Encompassing training and development from script to screen and beyond, Film London Microwave has enjoyed excellent results. Last year saw the successful UK theatrical releases of Ben Drew’s iLL Manors, released by Revolver, and Frances Lea’s Strawberry Fields, released through Soda Pictures’ New British Cinema Quarterly programme. Other films produced through the scheme include the BAFTA-nominated Shifty, award-winning horror Mum & Dad, documentary The British Guide to Showing Off, teen drama Freestyle and the yet to be release Borrowed Time which was awarded Best in Fest at the 2012 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
About Film London Microwave
Launched in 2006, Microwave is the acclaimed micro-budget feature film scheme set up by Film London with BBC Films, with support from Creative Skillset. Committed to discovering and investing in emerging London-based film-makers, Microwave backs talented teams with fresh voices and strong stories. A unique ‘apprenticeship’ scheme, it provides an intensive approach to film-making with the emphasis on original ideas, tightly focussed scripts and short production schedules. Film-makers are supported by an extensive training and mentoring programme from development, through production, all the way to the film’s release in the UK and internationally.
In pre production:
Seekers Written by Arinze Kene, directed by Nicole Volavka and produced by Rob Watson.
A thriller set in the world of London's underclass. An African single mother finds new happiness with Jean-Baptiste, a refugee from Rwanda, and their struggle to survive in the big city eases. But a chance sighting of a ghost from the past exposes long buried traumas, which puts their lives in danger and everything they have is threatened.
Completed features:
Mum & Dad (2008) Directed & written by Steven Sheil and produced by Lisa Trnovski. Released Boxing Day 2008 in the UK and Mother’s Day 2009 in North America courtesy of Revolver Entertainment
Shifty (2008) Directed & written by Eran Creevy and produced by Rory Aitken and Ben Pugh. Released on 24 April 2009 in the UK courtesy of Metrodome Distribution. Shifty received a BAFTA nomination for the Carl Foreman Award (Best Debut) in 2010 and 5 Bifa nominations in 2008
Freestyle (2009) a teen romance based around the world of freestyle basketball, directed by Kolton Lee and produced by Lincia Daniel. Released in London and key cities by Revolver in February 2010 and became the first Microwave film to receive a theatrical release in the Us through Phase 4
The British Guide to Showing Off, director Jes Benstock’s Alternative Miss World documentary produced by Dorigen Hammond. Distributed by Verve Pictures in autumn 2011
Strawberry Fields, directed by Frances Lea and produced by Liam Beatty and Lucie Wenigerova, is an intense rites of passage film bursting with energy, sex and humour set during a perfect English summer. It received its World Premiere at the 55th BFI London Film Festival and released by Soda Pictures on 6 July
iLL Manors, written and directed by Ben Drew and produced by Atif Ghani
A unique crime thriller set on the unforgiving streets of London, following six disparate lives, all struggling to survive the circles of violence that engulf them. Released by Revolver on 8 June 2012
Borrowed Time, a bittersweet comedy about growing up and rediscovering youth, written and directed by Jules Bishop and produced by Olivier Kaempfer, starring Philip Davis, Theo Barklem-Biggs and Perry Benson. The film received its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in June 2012 and is set for release in 2013.
Lilting Written and directed by Hong Khaou and produced by Dominic Buchanan
Starring Ben Whishaw and Cheng Pei Pei, Lilting is an intimate and thoughtful film about communication, falling in love and forming relationships without a common language. A mother’s attempt at understanding who her son is after his untimely death, her emotions are stirred up by presence of his partner.
The Film London Microwave team includes Kevin Dolan, Talent Development Manager, Tessa Inkelaar, Development and Production Officer, Creative Producer Mia Bays, who also acts as the Distribution/Marketing Consultant, and Mike Kelly, Business and Finance Producer.
About Film London
Film London, as the capital’s film and media agency, aims to ensure London has a thriving film sector that enriches the city’s businesses and its people. The agency works with all the screen industries to sustain, promote and develop London as a major international production and film cultural capital, and it supports the development of the city’s new and emerging film-making talent. Film London is funded by the Mayor of London, the National Lottery through the BFI, and receives significant support from Arts Council England and Creative Skillset.
About BBC Films
BBC Films is the feature filmmaking arm of the BBC. It aims to make strong British films with range and ambition, bringing the best of British talent to audiences. BBC Films is firmly established at the forefront of British independent filmmaking and co-produces around eight films a year, working in partnership with major international and UK distributors. Christine Langan is the Head of BBC Films, responsible for the development and production slate, strategy and business operations.
Recent releases include Sally Potter’s reflection on troubled friendship Ginger and Rosa currently in cinemas, Ol Parker’s teen romance Now is Good, Fernando Meirelles’ stylish and contemporary drama 360, James Marsh’s heart-wrenching thriller Shadow Dancer, Julien Temple’s documentary feature London – The Modern Babylon, Lasse Hallström’s romantic comedy Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Max and Dania’s kinetic 3D film StreetDance 2, Ralph Fiennes’ contemporary Shakespeare adaptation Coriolanus, Simon Curtis’ comedy drama My Week with Marilyn, Nick Murphy’s supernatural mystery The Awakening, Lynne Ramsay’s adaptation of the Winner for the Orange Prize for Fiction We Need to Talk About Kevin, David Mackenzie’s romantic thriller Perfect Sense, Cary Fukunaga’s modern retelling of Jane Eyre, and James Marsh’s moving documentary Project Nim.
Forthcoming films include Mike Newell’s sumptuous Dickens classic Great Expectations in cinemas 30 November and Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut, the wickedly comic Quartet, which will be in cinemas 4 January 2013, and in March Terri Hooley biopic Good Vibrations from directors Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn will feature in cinemas. Also set for a Spring release is Nick Murphy’s gripping thriller Blood.
BBC Films has an impressive back catalogue, which includes titles such as Nigel Cole’s Made in Dagenham, Lone Scherfig’s Academy Award® nominated and BAFTA award-winning An Education; Armando Iannucci’s Academy Award® and BAFTA award-nominated In the Loop; Jane Campion’s Academy Award®nominated Bright Star; and Andrea Arnold’s BAFTA award-winning Fish Tank.
Twitter @BBCFilms...
Written and directed by Khaou and produced by Dominic Buchanan, Lilting is the eighth film from the successful feature film fund Film London Microwave. Alongside Whishaw and Pei Pei, the film also stars Peter Bowles (Blow-Up, The Bank Job), Morven Christie (House of 9, The Young Victoria) and Andrew Leung (The List).
As part of Film London Microwave’s mentorship component, award-winning film-maker Michael Winterbottom acted as writer/director Khaou’s mentor, while producer Buchanan received guidance and support from his mentor Ken Marshall, the producer of London to Brighton, Filth and Song for Marion.
Curzon Film World’s Artificial Eye is known for its discerning taste in the best of European and world cinema. The label has released more winners of the Cannes Palme d'Or than any other UK distributor, with titles including The Class (2008) and The White Ribbon (2009).
Commercially-minded and creatively-spirited Protagonist Pictures is an international sales company committed to strong relationships with film-makers. Recent highlights in their catalogue include Searching for Sugar Man, Sightseers, The Imposter and Microwave’s Shifty. This year at Cannes they represent The Selfish Giant by Clio Barnard, screening in Directors’ Fortnight, and in the Critics’ Week, Paul Wright’s debut feature For Those In Peril.
Lilting tells the story of a Chinese mother (Pei Pei) as she grieves for her son (Leung) following his untimely death. He was her eyes and ears in the UK, their adopted country, and without him she is stranded. The only person left is his lover (Whishaw) – who she knows only as his flat mate. Together they are forced to overcome their differences and unite in sorrow whilst struggling against the absence of a shared language. An intimate and thoughtful film, Lilting addresses overcoming cultural and generational boundaries, the power of memory, and the lifelines and relationships formed in the face of grief.
Adrian Wootton, Chief Executive of Film London and the British Film Commission, said: “Lilting is a moving cinematic achievement and I am delighted that it will reach UK audiences through Curzon Film World and that Protagonist will be managing international sales. It is a testament to Microwave’s innovative approach to film-making that its projects attract high-calibre talent and prestigious commercial distributors and sales agents. The scheme’s successful track record is also a result of the Microwave team, who are integral to nurturing and guiding all our film-makers. I am proud to see another Microwave feature proving itself in the commercial marketplace and hope this is only the start of Lilting’s success.”
Louisa Dent, Managing Director of Curzon Film World said: "When we read the script, it was clear that this was something special. There is an emotional urgency that is compelling and honest. Hong is a real emerging talent and his short films marked him out. We knew that the Microwave/Film London team would be great partners on this and with a quality cast it seemed liked a perfect fit for us.”
Mike Goodridge, CEO of Protagonist Pictures said: “I had admired Hong's shorts so it was with great excitement that I watched his first feature Lilting. But Hong exceeds expectations: the film is an accomplished and mature portrait of love and loss, graced by two extraordinary lead performances. The whole Protagonist team was knocked out by it and we are confident it will be embraced by distributors around the world.”
Funded by Film London Microwave, additional finance came from production companies Stink Films and Andy Brunskill’s recently launched Sums Film and Media Ltd., supported by financier/producer Bob & Co, Lim Kay Sui and Neo Swee Lin.
Film London Microwave is a unique training-through-production scheme delivered in partnership with BBC Films and with support from Creative Skillset. Challenging London-based film-makers to shoot a feature film for up to £120,000, Film London Microwave enables talent to thrive in a limited budget with its integrated training programme which offers crucial guidance and mentoring throughout the film-making process.
The Film London Microwave team is made up of Creative Producer Mia Bays, who also acts as the Distribution/Marketing Consultant and Mike Kelly, Business and Finance Producer, alongside Film London’s Talent Development Manager Kevin Dolan and Development and Production Officer Tessa Inkelaar. Film London will soon be appointing a new Head of Talent Development and Production, who will head up the Microwave team.
Encompassing training and development from script to screen and beyond, Film London Microwave has enjoyed excellent results. Last year saw the successful UK theatrical releases of Ben Drew’s iLL Manors, released by Revolver, and Frances Lea’s Strawberry Fields, released through Soda Pictures’ New British Cinema Quarterly programme. Other films produced through the scheme include the BAFTA-nominated Shifty, award-winning horror Mum & Dad, documentary The British Guide to Showing Off, teen drama Freestyle and the yet to be release Borrowed Time which was awarded Best in Fest at the 2012 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
About Film London Microwave
Launched in 2006, Microwave is the acclaimed micro-budget feature film scheme set up by Film London with BBC Films, with support from Creative Skillset. Committed to discovering and investing in emerging London-based film-makers, Microwave backs talented teams with fresh voices and strong stories. A unique ‘apprenticeship’ scheme, it provides an intensive approach to film-making with the emphasis on original ideas, tightly focussed scripts and short production schedules. Film-makers are supported by an extensive training and mentoring programme from development, through production, all the way to the film’s release in the UK and internationally.
In pre production:
Seekers Written by Arinze Kene, directed by Nicole Volavka and produced by Rob Watson.
A thriller set in the world of London's underclass. An African single mother finds new happiness with Jean-Baptiste, a refugee from Rwanda, and their struggle to survive in the big city eases. But a chance sighting of a ghost from the past exposes long buried traumas, which puts their lives in danger and everything they have is threatened.
Completed features:
Mum & Dad (2008) Directed & written by Steven Sheil and produced by Lisa Trnovski. Released Boxing Day 2008 in the UK and Mother’s Day 2009 in North America courtesy of Revolver Entertainment
Shifty (2008) Directed & written by Eran Creevy and produced by Rory Aitken and Ben Pugh. Released on 24 April 2009 in the UK courtesy of Metrodome Distribution. Shifty received a BAFTA nomination for the Carl Foreman Award (Best Debut) in 2010 and 5 Bifa nominations in 2008
Freestyle (2009) a teen romance based around the world of freestyle basketball, directed by Kolton Lee and produced by Lincia Daniel. Released in London and key cities by Revolver in February 2010 and became the first Microwave film to receive a theatrical release in the Us through Phase 4
The British Guide to Showing Off, director Jes Benstock’s Alternative Miss World documentary produced by Dorigen Hammond. Distributed by Verve Pictures in autumn 2011
Strawberry Fields, directed by Frances Lea and produced by Liam Beatty and Lucie Wenigerova, is an intense rites of passage film bursting with energy, sex and humour set during a perfect English summer. It received its World Premiere at the 55th BFI London Film Festival and released by Soda Pictures on 6 July
iLL Manors, written and directed by Ben Drew and produced by Atif Ghani
A unique crime thriller set on the unforgiving streets of London, following six disparate lives, all struggling to survive the circles of violence that engulf them. Released by Revolver on 8 June 2012
Borrowed Time, a bittersweet comedy about growing up and rediscovering youth, written and directed by Jules Bishop and produced by Olivier Kaempfer, starring Philip Davis, Theo Barklem-Biggs and Perry Benson. The film received its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in June 2012 and is set for release in 2013.
Lilting Written and directed by Hong Khaou and produced by Dominic Buchanan
Starring Ben Whishaw and Cheng Pei Pei, Lilting is an intimate and thoughtful film about communication, falling in love and forming relationships without a common language. A mother’s attempt at understanding who her son is after his untimely death, her emotions are stirred up by presence of his partner.
The Film London Microwave team includes Kevin Dolan, Talent Development Manager, Tessa Inkelaar, Development and Production Officer, Creative Producer Mia Bays, who also acts as the Distribution/Marketing Consultant, and Mike Kelly, Business and Finance Producer.
About Film London
Film London, as the capital’s film and media agency, aims to ensure London has a thriving film sector that enriches the city’s businesses and its people. The agency works with all the screen industries to sustain, promote and develop London as a major international production and film cultural capital, and it supports the development of the city’s new and emerging film-making talent. Film London is funded by the Mayor of London, the National Lottery through the BFI, and receives significant support from Arts Council England and Creative Skillset.
About BBC Films
BBC Films is the feature filmmaking arm of the BBC. It aims to make strong British films with range and ambition, bringing the best of British talent to audiences. BBC Films is firmly established at the forefront of British independent filmmaking and co-produces around eight films a year, working in partnership with major international and UK distributors. Christine Langan is the Head of BBC Films, responsible for the development and production slate, strategy and business operations.
Recent releases include Sally Potter’s reflection on troubled friendship Ginger and Rosa currently in cinemas, Ol Parker’s teen romance Now is Good, Fernando Meirelles’ stylish and contemporary drama 360, James Marsh’s heart-wrenching thriller Shadow Dancer, Julien Temple’s documentary feature London – The Modern Babylon, Lasse Hallström’s romantic comedy Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Max and Dania’s kinetic 3D film StreetDance 2, Ralph Fiennes’ contemporary Shakespeare adaptation Coriolanus, Simon Curtis’ comedy drama My Week with Marilyn, Nick Murphy’s supernatural mystery The Awakening, Lynne Ramsay’s adaptation of the Winner for the Orange Prize for Fiction We Need to Talk About Kevin, David Mackenzie’s romantic thriller Perfect Sense, Cary Fukunaga’s modern retelling of Jane Eyre, and James Marsh’s moving documentary Project Nim.
Forthcoming films include Mike Newell’s sumptuous Dickens classic Great Expectations in cinemas 30 November and Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut, the wickedly comic Quartet, which will be in cinemas 4 January 2013, and in March Terri Hooley biopic Good Vibrations from directors Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn will feature in cinemas. Also set for a Spring release is Nick Murphy’s gripping thriller Blood.
BBC Films has an impressive back catalogue, which includes titles such as Nigel Cole’s Made in Dagenham, Lone Scherfig’s Academy Award® nominated and BAFTA award-winning An Education; Armando Iannucci’s Academy Award® and BAFTA award-nominated In the Loop; Jane Campion’s Academy Award®nominated Bright Star; and Andrea Arnold’s BAFTA award-winning Fish Tank.
Twitter @BBCFilms...
- 5/27/2013
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The second poster is in for Weinstein Co's Song for Marion (a.k.a. Unfinished Song) romantic dramedy starring Terence Stamp, Vanessa Redgrave and Gemma Arterton. The film opens June 21st, 2013 and looks like a heartwarming journey from director and scribe Paul Andrew Williams. The film's produced by Ken Marshall and Philip Moross and is a wonderfully, heart-warming story of a loving marriage between grumpy pensioner Arthur (Terence Stamp) and the ever-cheerful Marion (Vanessa Redgrave).
- 3/8/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The second poster is in for Weinstein Co's Song for Marion (a.k.a. Unfinished Song) romantic dramedy starring Terence Stamp, Vanessa Redgrave and Gemma Arterton. The film opens June 21st, 2013 and looks like a heartwarming journey from director and scribe Paul Andrew Williams. The film's produced by Ken Marshall and Philip Moross and is a wonderfully, heart-warming story of a loving marriage between grumpy pensioner Arthur (Terence Stamp) and the ever-cheerful Marion (Vanessa Redgrave).
- 3/8/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
HollywoodNews.com: The Weinstein Company (TWC) acquired U.S. distribution rights, along with Pan Asian TV rights, to Paul Andrew Williams’ feature film Song For Marion starring Terence Stamp (The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert), Gemma Arterton (Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time), Academy Award® winner Vanessa Redgrave (Coriolanus) and Christopher Eccleston (Shallow Grave). Written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams (London To Brighton), the feature was produced by Philip Moross from Coolmore Productions and Ken Marshall from Steel Mill Pictures. The acquisition was announced today by TWC Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein and VP, Acquisitions and Co-Productions, Negeen Yazdi.
Shot in England’s County Durham with great support from the community, Song For Marion is a London-set comedic drama, about grumpy pensioner Arthur (Terence Stamp) who is reluctantly inspired by his beloved wife Marion (Vanessa Redgrave) to join a highly unconventional local choir. At odds with his son...
Shot in England’s County Durham with great support from the community, Song For Marion is a London-set comedic drama, about grumpy pensioner Arthur (Terence Stamp) who is reluctantly inspired by his beloved wife Marion (Vanessa Redgrave) to join a highly unconventional local choir. At odds with his son...
- 11/7/2011
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Weinstein Company (TWC) acquired U.S. distribution rights, along with Pan Asian TV rights, to Paul Andrew Williams' feature film Song for Marion , starring Terence Stamp, Gemma Arterton, Academy Award winner Vanessa Redgrave and Christopher Eccleston. Written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams ( London to Brighton ), the feature was produced by Philip Moross from Coolmore Productions and Ken Marshall from Steel Mill Pictures. The acquisition was announced today by TWC Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein and VP, Acquisitions and Co-Productions, Negeen Yazdi. Shot in England's County Durham with great support from the community, Song for Marion is a London-set comedic drama, about grumpy pensioner Arthur (Stamp) who is reluctantly inspired by his beloved wife Marion (Redgrave) to...
- 11/7/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Weinstein Co may get a Song for Marion, starring Gemma Arterton and Vanessa Redgrave The company is close to snagging a deal for U.S. distribution rights to Song for Marion, helmed by Paul Andrew Williams, reports Variety. Christopher Eccleston and Terence Stamp also star in the dramedy set in London which follows an elderly man pushed to join an unconventional local choir by his wife Marion. Song for Marion is produced by Steel Mill Pictures' Ken Marshall and Williams as well as Film House Germany, Coolmore Productions and Egoli Tossell Film.
- 11/3/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Weinstein Co may get a Song for Marion, starring Gemma Arterton and Vanessa Redgrave The company is close to snagging a deal for U.S. distribution rights to Song for Marion, helmed by Paul Andrew Williams, reports Variety. Christopher Eccleston and Terence Stamp also star in the dramedy set in London which follows an elderly man pushed to join an unconventional local choir by his wife Marion. Song for Marion is produced by Steel Mill Pictures' Ken Marshall and Williams as well as Film House Germany, Coolmore Productions and Egoli Tossell Film.
- 11/3/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Paul Andrew Williams's new film Song for Marion finishes location shooting, Jeanette Winterson tweets the Bible and Andrew Lloyd Webber lets schools take on Cats and Phantom
Film boom up north
Location filming has just finished on a British movie that, on paper, has all the signs of success.
Song for Marion was written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams (who made London to Brighton) and has a cast that includes Vanessa Redgrave, Terence Stamp, Christopher Eccleston and Gemma Arterton. It's a very British story about an unconventional amateur choir, a kind of choral Brassed Off.
It was filmed in the north-east, not because it is set there, but because film-makers are waking up to the area's potential.
Producer Ken Marshall told the Diary: "There are so many advantages being here as opposed to London. It's easier logistically, and it's more film-friendly. It is unbelievable how much support we've...
Film boom up north
Location filming has just finished on a British movie that, on paper, has all the signs of success.
Song for Marion was written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams (who made London to Brighton) and has a cast that includes Vanessa Redgrave, Terence Stamp, Christopher Eccleston and Gemma Arterton. It's a very British story about an unconventional amateur choir, a kind of choral Brassed Off.
It was filmed in the north-east, not because it is set there, but because film-makers are waking up to the area's potential.
Producer Ken Marshall told the Diary: "There are so many advantages being here as opposed to London. It's easier logistically, and it's more film-friendly. It is unbelievable how much support we've...
- 9/13/2011
- by Mark Brown
- The Guardian - Film News
A new home-grown comedy drama from writer and director Paul Andrew Williams will begin production on 18 July, with an impressive cast of British stars.
Song For Marion will star Terence Stamp (Billy Budd, The Limey) as grumpy pensioner Arthur, who is inspired by his wife Marion, played by the legendary Vanessa Redgrave (Julia, Atonement), to join an unconventional local choir. At odds with his son (Christopher Eccleston, Doctor Who), it’s up to choir leader Elizabeth (Gemma Arterton, Quantum of Solace) to lead him on a life-affirming journey of self discovery.
“Song For Marion is a story which is not only incredibly personal to me, but to many families and generations around the world,” said director Williams, best known for horrors Cherry Tree Lane and The Cottage. “To see it brought to life by such an incredible and dynamic cast is not only massively exciting but also totally nerve racking!
Song For Marion will star Terence Stamp (Billy Budd, The Limey) as grumpy pensioner Arthur, who is inspired by his wife Marion, played by the legendary Vanessa Redgrave (Julia, Atonement), to join an unconventional local choir. At odds with his son (Christopher Eccleston, Doctor Who), it’s up to choir leader Elizabeth (Gemma Arterton, Quantum of Solace) to lead him on a life-affirming journey of self discovery.
“Song For Marion is a story which is not only incredibly personal to me, but to many families and generations around the world,” said director Williams, best known for horrors Cherry Tree Lane and The Cottage. “To see it brought to life by such an incredible and dynamic cast is not only massively exciting but also totally nerve racking!
- 7/8/2011
- by editorial@lovefilm.com (Shaun Kitchner)
- LOVEFiLM
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