Exclusive: The Works closes UK, Germany, Asian deals on romance.
UK sales outfit The Works International has inked a number of deals on Colin Kennedy’s debut romance Swung ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (June 17-28).
Swung has sold to the UK (Metrodome), Australia/New Zealand (Rialto), Germany (Meteor), Japan (At Entertainment) and South Korea (Double & Joy).
Directed by former Screen International Star of Tomorrow and BAFTA Scotland-winner Kennedy and produced by Brian Coffey (Starred Up), Elena Anaya (The Skin I Live In), Owen McDonnell (Saving The Titanic) and Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey) star in the story of an encounter in the swinging scene, which has an unexpected impact on a couple’s relationship.
Ewan Morrison’s script is based on the novel of the same name. The project was financed by Creative Scotland and Boudica Films.
Clare Crean, head of sales for The Works, said: “The response...
UK sales outfit The Works International has inked a number of deals on Colin Kennedy’s debut romance Swung ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (June 17-28).
Swung has sold to the UK (Metrodome), Australia/New Zealand (Rialto), Germany (Meteor), Japan (At Entertainment) and South Korea (Double & Joy).
Directed by former Screen International Star of Tomorrow and BAFTA Scotland-winner Kennedy and produced by Brian Coffey (Starred Up), Elena Anaya (The Skin I Live In), Owen McDonnell (Saving The Titanic) and Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey) star in the story of an encounter in the swinging scene, which has an unexpected impact on a couple’s relationship.
Ewan Morrison’s script is based on the novel of the same name. The project was financed by Creative Scotland and Boudica Films.
Clare Crean, head of sales for The Works, said: “The response...
- 6/17/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
The Legend Of Barney Thomson to world premiere at the 69th Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff).
Robert Carlyle’s feature film directorial debut, The Legend Of Barney Thomson, is to open the 69th edition of the Festival on June17 , where it will receive its world premiere.
Directed by and starring Carlyle alongside Emma Thompson and Ray Winstone, the Glasgow-set thriller will kick off the 12-day festival at the Festival Theatre Edinburgh.
Co-stars includeTom Courtenay, Ashley Jensen, Martin Compston, Brian Pettifer, Kevin Guthrie, James Cosmo, Stephen McCole and Samuel Robertson, with a screenplay by Colin McLaren and Richard Cowan.
Trainspotting star Carlyle is an honorary patron of the festival and said: “After a career-long association with Eiff it gives me enormous pleasure to have The Legend Of Barney Thomson chosen as Opening Night film. It really is such an honour for me to have my first feature as director premiered here in Edinburgh at the Festival that has...
Robert Carlyle’s feature film directorial debut, The Legend Of Barney Thomson, is to open the 69th edition of the Festival on June17 , where it will receive its world premiere.
Directed by and starring Carlyle alongside Emma Thompson and Ray Winstone, the Glasgow-set thriller will kick off the 12-day festival at the Festival Theatre Edinburgh.
Co-stars includeTom Courtenay, Ashley Jensen, Martin Compston, Brian Pettifer, Kevin Guthrie, James Cosmo, Stephen McCole and Samuel Robertson, with a screenplay by Colin McLaren and Richard Cowan.
Trainspotting star Carlyle is an honorary patron of the festival and said: “After a career-long association with Eiff it gives me enormous pleasure to have The Legend Of Barney Thomson chosen as Opening Night film. It really is such an honour for me to have my first feature as director premiered here in Edinburgh at the Festival that has...
- 5/5/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Kingsman: The Secret Service star Sophie Cookson is preparing to get spooked in new horror movie Hush.
The actress will play Angela, who along with her brother Jackson runs a fake, profitable ghostbusting business.
When the siblings are hired to investigate an old home, they realise there's nothing fake about the supernatural. They discover that in the past, girls that lived in the old home were brutally silenced by a sadistic killer as more terrors lurk in the house.
Brave Men's Blood's Olaf de Fleur will be directing, with Brian Coffey and Danny Sherman set to produce.
Cookson can next be seen starring alongside Adrien Brody in Lee Tamahori's historical film Emperor.
Watch the trailer for Kingsman: The Secret Service below:...
The actress will play Angela, who along with her brother Jackson runs a fake, profitable ghostbusting business.
When the siblings are hired to investigate an old home, they realise there's nothing fake about the supernatural. They discover that in the past, girls that lived in the old home were brutally silenced by a sadistic killer as more terrors lurk in the house.
Brave Men's Blood's Olaf de Fleur will be directing, with Brian Coffey and Danny Sherman set to produce.
Cookson can next be seen starring alongside Adrien Brody in Lee Tamahori's historical film Emperor.
Watch the trailer for Kingsman: The Secret Service below:...
- 5/4/2015
- Digital Spy
The sales agent has commenced international sales on the Sigma Films and Thruline Entertainment horror supported by Creative Scotland.
Former Screen UK Star Of Tomorrow Sophie Cookson, riding high on the success of global hit Kingsman: The Secret Service, plays a young woman who runs a ghostbusting racket with her sibling.
When the pair investigate a haunted foster home where a sadistic killer used to operate, they uncover a far more terrifying supernatural force.
Iceland’s Olaf de Fleur will direct Hush and Sigma’s Brian Coffey and Thruline’s Danny Sherman produce. Coffey produced The Legend Of Barney Thomson and Citadel, while Sherman is working on the upcoming The Wild One Hundreds and Bathing Flo.
Principal photography is set to kick off in October in Scotland.
Ben Ketai, whose credits include The Forest and The Strangers 2, adapted the screenplay from a novella by Em Blomqvist. Eva Konstantopoulos made script revisions.
de Fleur won...
Former Screen UK Star Of Tomorrow Sophie Cookson, riding high on the success of global hit Kingsman: The Secret Service, plays a young woman who runs a ghostbusting racket with her sibling.
When the pair investigate a haunted foster home where a sadistic killer used to operate, they uncover a far more terrifying supernatural force.
Iceland’s Olaf de Fleur will direct Hush and Sigma’s Brian Coffey and Thruline’s Danny Sherman produce. Coffey produced The Legend Of Barney Thomson and Citadel, while Sherman is working on the upcoming The Wild One Hundreds and Bathing Flo.
Principal photography is set to kick off in October in Scotland.
Ben Ketai, whose credits include The Forest and The Strangers 2, adapted the screenplay from a novella by Em Blomqvist. Eva Konstantopoulos made script revisions.
de Fleur won...
- 5/1/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Principal photography has begun in the UK on Robert Carlyle’s feature directorial debut The Legend of Barney Thomson (formerly The Long Midnight Of Barney Thomson). Myriad Pictures handles world sales.
Emma Thompson, Ray Winstone and Carlyle star in the tale adapted from Douglas Lindsay’s novels by Colin McLaren and Richard Cowan about a downtrodden Glaswegian barber who inadvertently stumbles into serial murder.
Brian Pettifer, Tom Courtney, Martin Compston, James Cosmo, Ashley Jensen, Kevin Guthrie and Stephen McCole have joined the cast.
The film is being financed by Westerkirk Capital, Creative Scotland and Telefilm Canada. Pacific Northwest Pictures will distribute the film in Canada, and Icon Film Distribution in the UK.
John G Lenic and Kaleena Kiff of Trinity Works Entertainment produce with Brian Coffey of Sigma Films, Holly Brydson and Cowan.
Myriad chief Kirk D’Amico and Doug Apatow are executive producers.
Keiynan Lonsdale has joined the cast of The Divergent Series: Insurgent and will...
Emma Thompson, Ray Winstone and Carlyle star in the tale adapted from Douglas Lindsay’s novels by Colin McLaren and Richard Cowan about a downtrodden Glaswegian barber who inadvertently stumbles into serial murder.
Brian Pettifer, Tom Courtney, Martin Compston, James Cosmo, Ashley Jensen, Kevin Guthrie and Stephen McCole have joined the cast.
The film is being financed by Westerkirk Capital, Creative Scotland and Telefilm Canada. Pacific Northwest Pictures will distribute the film in Canada, and Icon Film Distribution in the UK.
John G Lenic and Kaleena Kiff of Trinity Works Entertainment produce with Brian Coffey of Sigma Films, Holly Brydson and Cowan.
Myriad chief Kirk D’Amico and Doug Apatow are executive producers.
Keiynan Lonsdale has joined the cast of The Divergent Series: Insurgent and will...
- 6/10/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The Skin I Live In star Elena Anaya to star in Colin Kennedy’s feature debut.
Principal photography is underway in Glasgow on Colin Kennedy’s debut feature Swung, starring The Skin I Live In star Elena Anaya.
The Works International will introduce buyers to the Sigma-produced English-language romance here at the Afm.
Based on a script adapted by author Ewan Morrison from his book of the same name, Swung follows a couple whose relationship spirals out of control after they come across a swingers website.
Saving the Titanic actor Owen McDonnell co-stars alongside Anaya.
Brian Coffey (Starred Up) produces for Sigma Film, with finance coming from Creative Scotland, Boudica Films and the UK tax credit.
Executive producers are Gillian Berrie for Sigma and Rebecca Long and Ian Davies for Boudica.
Kennedy, a Screen Star of Tomorrow in 2011, was second unit director on David Mackenzie’s Perfect Sense and Tonight You’re Mine.
Principal photography is underway in Glasgow on Colin Kennedy’s debut feature Swung, starring The Skin I Live In star Elena Anaya.
The Works International will introduce buyers to the Sigma-produced English-language romance here at the Afm.
Based on a script adapted by author Ewan Morrison from his book of the same name, Swung follows a couple whose relationship spirals out of control after they come across a swingers website.
Saving the Titanic actor Owen McDonnell co-stars alongside Anaya.
Brian Coffey (Starred Up) produces for Sigma Film, with finance coming from Creative Scotland, Boudica Films and the UK tax credit.
Executive producers are Gillian Berrie for Sigma and Rebecca Long and Ian Davies for Boudica.
Kennedy, a Screen Star of Tomorrow in 2011, was second unit director on David Mackenzie’s Perfect Sense and Tonight You’re Mine.
- 11/6/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Last night, Edith Bowman played host to the British Academy Scotland Awards 2012, celebrating the year’s best and most promising talent in Scotland.
Previously known as the BAFTA Scotland Awards, the nominations were announced last month, with Ken Loach’s The Angel’s Share leading the pack, having taken home the Jury Prize at Cannes back in the spring.
The results have officially been announced, and Loach’s film didn’t disappoint, taking home the Best Writer award for Paul Laverty and Best Actor/Actress in the Film category for Paul Brannigan.
Zam Salim came away with the Best Director and Best Feature Film awards for his feature directorial debut, Up There, which was released in UK cinemas on Friday – if it’s playing in a theatre near you, this should definitely be encouragement enough to go and seek it out, if you haven’t done so already.
The great...
Previously known as the BAFTA Scotland Awards, the nominations were announced last month, with Ken Loach’s The Angel’s Share leading the pack, having taken home the Jury Prize at Cannes back in the spring.
The results have officially been announced, and Loach’s film didn’t disappoint, taking home the Best Writer award for Paul Laverty and Best Actor/Actress in the Film category for Paul Brannigan.
Zam Salim came away with the Best Director and Best Feature Film awards for his feature directorial debut, Up There, which was released in UK cinemas on Friday – if it’s playing in a theatre near you, this should definitely be encouragement enough to go and seek it out, if you haven’t done so already.
The great...
- 11/19/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Formerly known as the BAFTA Scotland Awards, the nominations for this year’s British Academy Scotland Awards 2012 have been announced, with the ever-brilliant Edith Bowman officially set to host the awards ceremony next month.
Leading the pack with four nominations to its name is Ken Loach’s The Angel’s Share, which took home the Jury Prize at Cannes earlier this year.
Following closely behind with two nominations each are Kevin Bridges and Zam Salim, the latter nominated in both the Best Director and Best Feature Film categories for the forthcoming, Up There, which will be released on 16th November in the UK.
The Scotland-born Bowman has a wealth of experience that makes her a perfect fit for the awards, having presented pretty much every major music festival the UK has to offer through her career, along with hosting the Q Awards back in 2005 on BBC Radio 1.
“I am delighted...
Leading the pack with four nominations to its name is Ken Loach’s The Angel’s Share, which took home the Jury Prize at Cannes earlier this year.
Following closely behind with two nominations each are Kevin Bridges and Zam Salim, the latter nominated in both the Best Director and Best Feature Film categories for the forthcoming, Up There, which will be released on 16th November in the UK.
The Scotland-born Bowman has a wealth of experience that makes her a perfect fit for the awards, having presented pretty much every major music festival the UK has to offer through her career, along with hosting the Q Awards back in 2005 on BBC Radio 1.
“I am delighted...
- 10/25/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Irish director Ciaran Foy's horror feature 'Citadel' is continuing to shine at international film festivals after picking up two awards at last weekend's 16th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) in South Korea. Foy took the festival's Best Director award, while his star Aneurin Barnard (We'll Take Manhattan) took the prize for Best Actor. The film was produced by Katie Holly for Dublin-based Blinder Films and Brian Coffey for Sigma Films in Scotland. It co-stars James Cosmo (Game of Thrones) and Wunmi Mosaku (Vera).
- 7/30/2012
- IFTN
Irish film 'Citadel' has won the Narcisse Best Film Award at the Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival. The win comes just days after the feature picked up the Best First Feature award at the Galway Film Fleadh. The horror was directed by Ciaran Foy and produced by Katie Holly for Dublin-based Blinder Films and Brian Coffey for Sigma Films in Scotland. It stars James Cosmo (Game of Thrones), Aneurin Barnard (We'll Take Manhattan) and Wunmi Mosaku (Vera).
- 7/19/2012
- IFTN
At the end of last year we reported that the Fantasia Film Festival is gearing up to become the next hot spot to acquire unproduced projects being sold as part of its film market - the Frontières International Co-Production Market. And now we have additional details.
From the Press Release
Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival, widely acclaimed as one of the largest and most influential genre film festivals in the world, is embarking on its 16th edition with a major new industry-driven venture: the Frontières International Co-Production Market. Frontières is the first international co-production market to connect North American with Europe and Australasia in an environment focused specifically on genre film production.
The projects to be presented in the market have now been chosen and feature an exciting array of filmmakers, from gifted newcomers to world-renowned maestros, as well as numerous established international producers.
Blood Borne (Australia) Director / Writer:...
From the Press Release
Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival, widely acclaimed as one of the largest and most influential genre film festivals in the world, is embarking on its 16th edition with a major new industry-driven venture: the Frontières International Co-Production Market. Frontières is the first international co-production market to connect North American with Europe and Australasia in an environment focused specifically on genre film production.
The projects to be presented in the market have now been chosen and feature an exciting array of filmmakers, from gifted newcomers to world-renowned maestros, as well as numerous established international producers.
Blood Borne (Australia) Director / Writer:...
- 5/7/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival, (also known as Sound On Sight’s favourite film festival world wide), as well as widely acclaimed as one of the largest and most influential genre film festivals in the world, is embarking on its 16th edition with a major new industry-driven venture: the Frontières International Co-Production Market. Frontières is the first international co-production market to connect North-American with Europe and Australasia, in an environment focused specifically on genre film production.
The projects to be presented in the market have now been chosen and feature an exciting array of filmmakers, from gifted newcomers to world-renowned maestros, as well as numerous established international producers. Fantasia just announced the selection of the first fourteen projects and there is plenty of reason to be excited.
Here is the press release:
Four of the 14 projects hail from Canada and Quebec: Adored maverick trail-blazer Bruce McDonald (Hard Core Logo 1 & 2, This Movie Is Broken,...
The projects to be presented in the market have now been chosen and feature an exciting array of filmmakers, from gifted newcomers to world-renowned maestros, as well as numerous established international producers. Fantasia just announced the selection of the first fourteen projects and there is plenty of reason to be excited.
Here is the press release:
Four of the 14 projects hail from Canada and Quebec: Adored maverick trail-blazer Bruce McDonald (Hard Core Logo 1 & 2, This Movie Is Broken,...
- 5/7/2012
- by Kyle Reese
- SoundOnSight
Blinder Films is currently in pre-production with new feature 'Citadel', a psychological horror feature that will shoot in Glasgow in November. The project is the debut feature from writer/director Ciaran Foy. The feature centres around an agoraphobic single father who wants to leave the area that haunts him. Katie Holly (Sensation) is the producer for Blinder Films and Scotland's Sigma Films will be represented with Brian Coffey (I Love Luci) serving as co-producer and Gillian Berrie (Hallam Foe) on board as executive producer.
- 9/17/2010
- IFTN
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