THE WINTER QUEEN Synopsis: In 1876 a young investigator with the Moscow police, sets out to solve the apparent suicide of a university student, but lands himself in the middle of a far-reaching international conspiracy. Director: TBC Producer: Thomas Hedman, Alan Marshall Screenwriter: Bris Akunin (novel), Gerard Soeteman (adaptation) Cast: Milla Jovovich, Dan Stevens Sales agent: Seven Arts Pictures Enquiries: Seven Arts Pictures 38 Hertford St London W1J 7SG T +44 (0)20 3006 8222 info@7artspictures.com Status: On hold Record last updated: Jan 26, 2010
TORTOISE IN LOVE Synopsis:
Tom, gardener at the big house, can talk to plants but not to women. When beautiful Polish au pair Hannah arrives for the summer, Tom falls for her catastrophically like the felling of one of the giant trees he cares for in the manicured grounds. Toms adviser in matters of the heart is young Harry, abandoned by the rich owners of the house to run wild in the gardens. Harrys secret wish is for the Red Arrows to appear at the village fair: Toms is to win the heart of Hannah. Both seem impossible dreams until the whole village decides to lend a hand. Director: Guy Browning Producer: Steffan Aquarone Screenwriter: Guy Browning Cast: Alice Zawadski, Tom Mitchelson, Lesley Staples, Ivan Kaye, Stephen Elder Enquiries: steff@kbsfilms.com www.kbsfilms.com Status: In post-production Record last updated: Jan 26, 2010
TRIAGE Synopsis:
A film about personal discovery, celebrating our natural need for family and its power for healing. Mark Walsh (Colin Farrell) is a seasoned combat photographer. On assignment in Kurdistan with his colleague and best friend, David, Mark witnesses first hand the nature of Triage; the process of deciding who lives and who dies in a combat hospital. Returning back home to Dublin and to his beautiful girlfriend Elena (Paz Vega), Mark finds himself in the middle of a mystery -- David hasn’t returned home yet and everyone looks to Mark for answers why. For Mark, his desire for answers threatens to finish him, but only through the friendship and love of his family is he able to confront the shocking truth. A film by Danis Tanovic, director of the Academy Award winning ‘No Man’s Land’. Director: Danis Tanovic Producer: Alan Moloney, Cedomir Kolar, Marc Baschet Screenwriter: Danis Tanovic Cast: Colin Farrell, Paz Vega Sales agent: HanWay Films Enquiries: info@hanwayfilms.com Status: In post production Record last updated: Jul 27, 2009
UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS Synopsis: Based on the classic Edwardian period drama TV series of the 70s Director: Producer: Mike Mansfield, Hilary McLaren Tipping; BBC; Pathe Screenwriter: Fay Weldon Enquiries: Mike Mansfield Films The Gatehouse 4 Ellerton Rd London SW20 0EP tel: ++ 44 (0) 208 947 6884 mikenantv@aol.com Status: In Development Record last updated: Jan 26, 2010
URBANE Synopsis: Part vampire, part zombie movie, brings the legend of the incubus and the succubus, the evil night demons to the modern day. Director: Frazer Lee Producer: Robber Baron Productions Screenwriter: Frazer Lee Cast: Doug Bradley Enquiries: Robber Baron Prod Ltd/Themroc Ltd Robber Baron Productions 83 Launcelot St London SE1 7AD UK T +44 (0)20 7928 9240
info@urbanethemovie.com Status: In Development Record last updated: Jan 26, 2010
VACATION Synopsis: An American couple is stranded in a remote island paradise when a nuclear exchange wipes out most of the outside world; they'll have to face the local population which turns on them. Director: Richard Stanley Producer: Nick O'Hagan, James Youngs Screenwriter: Richard Stanley, Maggie Moor Enquiries: Recorded Picture Company rpc@recordedpicture.com Status: In Pre Production Record last updated: Jan 26, 2010
WAKE WOOD Synopsis: The parents of a girl who was killed by a savage dog are granted the opportunity to spend three days with their deceased daughter. Director: David Keating Producer: Guy East, Brendan McCarthy, John McDonnell, Simon Oakes, Magnus Paulsson Screenwriter: David Keating, Brendan McCarthy Cast: Timothy Spall, Aiden Gillen, Eva Birthistle, Ruth McCabe, Briain Gleeson, Amelia Crowley, Dan Gordon, Ella Connolly Enquiries: www.vertigofilms.com Status: Complete Record last updated: Jan 26, 2010 (completed)
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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN Synopsis:
Based on the Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction 2005.
Through a series of moving and harrowing flashbacks, We Need To Talk About Kevin, examines the role of Kevin's upbringing in a high school massacre that he carries out as a teenager.
Despite seemingly accepting his father, Kevin displays an unstinting disdain towards his mother, EVA, from the day of his birth. She, in turn, appears indifferent towards her son.
After the atrocity, Eva visits Kevin a number of times in prison and, combined with her flashbacks, she begins to discern the vague outlines of a motive for Kevin's abhorrent crime. Director: Lynne Ramsey Producer: Luc Roeg, Jennifer Fox / Christine Langan and Paula Jalfon (BBC), Steven Soderbergh (Executive Producers) Screenwriter: Lynne Ramsay, based on the book by Lionel Shriver Cast: Tilda Swinton Enquiries: Independent 32 Tavistock Street London WC2E 7PB England
T +44 (0)207 257 8734 F +44 (0)207 240 9029
mail@independentfilmcompany.com
Contact: Sarah Lebutsch Status: In Pre Production Record last updated: Jan 26, 2010 (completed)
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KIERAN Synopsis: A 21st Century Romantic Comedy combining the fun and frolics of American campus movies with a twist of dark British humour. Set against the attractive backdrops of picture postcard Oxford and the vibrant student community of Nottingham, this is a fresh, funny and light-hearted movie aimed at a wide audience.
Director: Steve Murphy Producer: Kal Dalivalle Cast: James Wilby, Dan Morgan, Christopher Parker, Linda Robson Enquiries: BigDream Productions Broadway Cinema Broadway Media Centre Nottingham NG1 UK T +44(0)1158 507841, +44(0)7841 011031
kaldalivalle@googlemail.com Status: In Post-Production Record last updated: Jan 26, 2010
WELCOME TO GLASGOW Synopsis:
When an Afghan man and his family are threatened with deportation a charismatic Glaswegian entrepreneur steps in as philanthropist. But is the situation all it seems, who stands to gain from whom and can they both survive? Filled with vibrant characters, love, laughter, fear, hope & dreams - Welcome To Glasgow. Director: Hugo Speer Producer: Hugo Speer, Vivienne Harvey, Rosie Fellner (co-producer) Screenwriter: Vivienne Harvey Cast: TBC Enquiries: Vigo Films 4 Royal Crescent Glasgow G3 7SL
info@vigofilms.com Status: In development Record last updated: Jan 26, 2010
WILBY PARK Synopsis: Monica Hamlyn is studying creative writing in Wilby. She lives with her friend Bailey who studies fine art. When Monica invites a new flatmate, Emily Bodega into the fold, she lets in more than she bargained for. Emily harbours an obsessive crush on Martin Dagenham who is desperately trying to avoid her. That doesn’t stop Emily trying to stop anyone who stands in her way. A deadly cat and mouse game between the girls ensues. The nefarious plots of the twisted housemate become darker and more convoluted than even Emily herself conceived. Doubts, fears and accusations escalate into intimidation, violence and nightmarish terror. Director: Ian Fielding Producer: Luxurious Dread Screenwriter: Ian Fielding Cast: Claire Conroy, Laura Evelyn, Jessica Stanley, Susan Momoko Hingley Sales agent: None Attatched Enquiries: ijf@live.co.uk Status: In post-production Record last updated: Jan 26, 2010
WUTHERING HEIGHTS Director: Andrea Arnold Producer: Robert Bernstein, Douglas Rae - Ecosse Films Screenwriter: Olivia Hetreed, based on the novel by Emily Bronte Sales agent: Hanway Films Enquiries: Hanway Films 24 Hanway St London W1T 1UH England
T +44 (0)20 7290 0767 F +44 (0)20 7290 0751
info@hanwayfilms.com Status: in development Record last updated: Jan 21, 2010
ZOUNDS Synopsis: When aging crime lord John Coban returns to Prestatyn, he forces hopeful boxer, Tommy McGrath, to take a fall in his debut challenge. Tommy's devastated. But when a shipment of coke also goes missing, Coban investigates and finds that Don, Tommy's trainer is the guilty party. On discovering that Don is also sleeping with his wayward daughter Emily, Coban shoots Don, and puts Tommy in the frame. With Emily as his only ally, Tommy goes on the run. Tracked by Cobans freelancer gofer, Ed Lean, he is unaware of what he has done that should make his life suddenly go bad. As he searches for the truth, he reveals a far older and darker crime against his family that has haunted him all his life. And when Ed Lean suddenly swaps sides and reveals an even greater threat, Tommy realizes that the only way out is to attempt the impossible; Rid the town of Coban for good. Director: Roger Christian Producer: Christopher Detton, Jane Alexandra Foster Screenwriter: Paul H Hunso, Matthew Trow, Jane A Foster Cast: Llyr Ifans, Christopher Detton, Seamus O Neil, Richard Brake, Larry Holden Sales agent: TBC Enquiries: janecreates@23-films.com www.23-films.com www.katedain.com Status: Record last updated: Jan 26, 2010
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