Exclusive: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to Waiting for Anya, Ben Cookson’s World War II drama based on the novel by War Horse author Michael Morpurgo. A day-and-date release is planned for early next year.
Stranger Things‘ Noah Schnapp, Anjelica Huston and Jean Reno star in the pic. The plot centers on Jo Lalande (Schnapp), a 13-year-old shepherd, and a widow, Horcada (Huston), who help smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain during WWII.
Cookson wrote and directed the pic, which was produced by Phin Glynn and Alan Latham and hails from Goldfinch, Fourth Culture Films, Bad Penny Productions, 13 Films and Artemis Productions. 13 Films handled worldwide sales at the just-wrapped American Film Market.
Executive producers are Jwanwat Ahriyavraromp, Tannaz Anisi, Kirsty Bell, Adam Betteridge, Alastair Burlingham, Ekkasitha Chalermrattawongz, Julian Hicks, Geoffrey Iles, Phil Mckenzie, Greg Schenz, Prornsuree Thienbunlertrat and Paul Ward.
Stranger Things‘ Noah Schnapp, Anjelica Huston and Jean Reno star in the pic. The plot centers on Jo Lalande (Schnapp), a 13-year-old shepherd, and a widow, Horcada (Huston), who help smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain during WWII.
Cookson wrote and directed the pic, which was produced by Phin Glynn and Alan Latham and hails from Goldfinch, Fourth Culture Films, Bad Penny Productions, 13 Films and Artemis Productions. 13 Films handled worldwide sales at the just-wrapped American Film Market.
Executive producers are Jwanwat Ahriyavraromp, Tannaz Anisi, Kirsty Bell, Adam Betteridge, Alastair Burlingham, Ekkasitha Chalermrattawongz, Julian Hicks, Geoffrey Iles, Phil Mckenzie, Greg Schenz, Prornsuree Thienbunlertrat and Paul Ward.
- 11/15/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
UK distributor launches fund, picks up Nicole Conn drama.
UK distributor Peccadillo Pictures and film finance consultancy Authentic Film Group are to launch an Lgbt film fund.
The Eis fund will look to support Lgbt genre films through production and distribution support.
Tom Abell and Kahloon Loke of Lgbt specialist Peccadillo said: “There have been cases recently where demand for suitable quality Lgbt genre films has outstripped available supply.
“We’ve been working with and nurturing relationships with many fantastic filmmakers over the years who are keen to tell often very real Lgbt stories to our audiences both in the UK and internationally.
“Never has the time been better to create a concerted drive focussed on the financing for films of this genre. Authentic has a great track record of helping structure film financing arrangements over the years, so this seems the perfect partnership.”
Adam Betteridge of Authentic added: “Lgbt rights have arguably never been higher up the...
UK distributor Peccadillo Pictures and film finance consultancy Authentic Film Group are to launch an Lgbt film fund.
The Eis fund will look to support Lgbt genre films through production and distribution support.
Tom Abell and Kahloon Loke of Lgbt specialist Peccadillo said: “There have been cases recently where demand for suitable quality Lgbt genre films has outstripped available supply.
“We’ve been working with and nurturing relationships with many fantastic filmmakers over the years who are keen to tell often very real Lgbt stories to our audiences both in the UK and internationally.
“Never has the time been better to create a concerted drive focussed on the financing for films of this genre. Authentic has a great track record of helping structure film financing arrangements over the years, so this seems the perfect partnership.”
Adam Betteridge of Authentic added: “Lgbt rights have arguably never been higher up the...
- 5/17/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Film financier Premiere Picture is landing at this year's Afm with the promise of something unusual -- cash for projects.
The U.K.-based company is unveiling a fresh funding package to producers and financiers called Media Pro.
The fund aims to allow producers to access funding for feature film, TV and other media activities including production services and P&A.
It mirrors an earlier fund, Sovereign, set up and operated by Premiere Picture which saw the financier raise and place $45 million in the last 12 months across a variety of projects.
Premiere Picture raises the cash for its fund from a network of high networth individuals looking to invest in movies.
Premiere Picture chief operating officer Adam Betteridge told THR that Media Pro will operate as a standalone fund, separate from Sovereign and is the next step for a sector badly in need of innovation in financing.
The U.K.-based company is unveiling a fresh funding package to producers and financiers called Media Pro.
The fund aims to allow producers to access funding for feature film, TV and other media activities including production services and P&A.
It mirrors an earlier fund, Sovereign, set up and operated by Premiere Picture which saw the financier raise and place $45 million in the last 12 months across a variety of projects.
Premiere Picture raises the cash for its fund from a network of high networth individuals looking to invest in movies.
Premiere Picture chief operating officer Adam Betteridge told THR that Media Pro will operate as a standalone fund, separate from Sovereign and is the next step for a sector badly in need of innovation in financing.
- 11/3/2009
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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