Writer-director Justin Edgar's (We Are The Freaks) latest film is a gritty thriller based on themes of guilt and redemption, and follows the story of Marley (Frederick Schmidt), a gangster struggling with his conscience following a terrible event occurring early in the story. Set in Edgar's home-town of Birmingham, it's a broody but efficient film with several strong performances, particularly from Schmidt as our troubled and conflicted protagonist.
Opening scenes introduce Marley visiting a hospital morgue to identify the body of his recently deceased mother, as flashbacks show us how her ad [Continued ...]...
Opening scenes introduce Marley visiting a hospital morgue to identify the body of his recently deceased mother, as flashbacks show us how her ad [Continued ...]...
- 7/4/2017
- QuietEarth.us
Kirsten Howard Rob Leane Sep 29, 2017
A brand new X-Men show is on its way in the form of The Gifted. Get a real taste of it by watching the opening scene...
From the mind of Matt Nix comes The Gifted, a brand new X-Men show that will follow a mum and dad (Angel's Amy Acker and True Blood's Stephen Moyer respectively) who discover that their kids may just have a few surprising superpowers. After they're forced to flee, the family must fight to stay alive, even if that means finding other mutants to give them a helping hand.
See related Doug Liman interview: American Made, Tom Cruise, being a rebel Doug Liman interview: The Wall, Bourne, Edge Of Tomorrow 2
You can now watch the first six minutes of The Gifted right here...
Whaddaya think? Will you give it a go next month?
Here was the previous trailer we had for the show,...
A brand new X-Men show is on its way in the form of The Gifted. Get a real taste of it by watching the opening scene...
From the mind of Matt Nix comes The Gifted, a brand new X-Men show that will follow a mum and dad (Angel's Amy Acker and True Blood's Stephen Moyer respectively) who discover that their kids may just have a few surprising superpowers. After they're forced to flee, the family must fight to stay alive, even if that means finding other mutants to give them a helping hand.
See related Doug Liman interview: American Made, Tom Cruise, being a rebel Doug Liman interview: The Wall, Bourne, Edge Of Tomorrow 2
You can now watch the first six minutes of The Gifted right here...
Whaddaya think? Will you give it a go next month?
Here was the previous trailer we had for the show,...
- 7/13/2016
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Starred Up and Snow In Paradise star leads cast in thriller from 104 Films.
Shooting is underway in Birmingham, UK, on noir thriller The Marker starring Frederick Schmidt (Starred Up, Snow in Paradise), Ana Uluru (Serena) and John Hannah (Four Weddings And A Funeral, The Mummy).
Writer-director Justin Edgar’s (We Are The Freaks) fourth film is a low-budget noir thriller about a criminal seeking redemption by tracking down the daughter of the woman he killed. Along the way he is haunted by his guilt in the guise of the woman’s ghost.
Backers include Creative England, Achilles Entertainments and Met Film Post.
Producers are Ian Sharp and Rebecca Joerin-Sharp from Achilles Entertainments with Alex Usborne and Edgar from 104 Films.
Executive producers are Richard Holmes and Cavan Ash for Creative England and Met Film Post respectively. Film Finances are providing the completion bond.
Supporting cast includes Struan Rodger (Kill List), Ian Sharp (Pleasure Island), Cathy Tyson (Mona...
Shooting is underway in Birmingham, UK, on noir thriller The Marker starring Frederick Schmidt (Starred Up, Snow in Paradise), Ana Uluru (Serena) and John Hannah (Four Weddings And A Funeral, The Mummy).
Writer-director Justin Edgar’s (We Are The Freaks) fourth film is a low-budget noir thriller about a criminal seeking redemption by tracking down the daughter of the woman he killed. Along the way he is haunted by his guilt in the guise of the woman’s ghost.
Backers include Creative England, Achilles Entertainments and Met Film Post.
Producers are Ian Sharp and Rebecca Joerin-Sharp from Achilles Entertainments with Alex Usborne and Edgar from 104 Films.
Executive producers are Richard Holmes and Cavan Ash for Creative England and Met Film Post respectively. Film Finances are providing the completion bond.
Supporting cast includes Struan Rodger (Kill List), Ian Sharp (Pleasure Island), Cathy Tyson (Mona...
- 1/7/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Starred Up and Snow In Paradise star leads cast in thriller from 104 Films.
Shooting is underway in Birmingham, UK, on noir thriller The Marker starring Frederick Schmidt (Starred Up, Snow in Paradise), Ana Uluru (Serena) and John Hannah (Four Weddings And A Funeral, The Mummy).
Writer-director Justin Edgar’s (We Are The Freaks) fourth film is a noir thriller about a criminal seeking redemption by tracking down the daughter of the woman he killed. Along the way he is haunted by his guilt in the guise of the woman’s ghost.
Backers include Creative England, Achilles Entertainments and Met Film Post.
Producers are Ian Sharp and Rebecca Joerin-Sharp from Achilles Entertainments with Alex Usborne and Edgar from 104 Films.
Executive producers are Richard Holmes and Cavan Ash for Creative England and Met Film Post respectively. Film Finances are providing the completion bond.
Supporting cast includes Struan Rodger (Kill List), Ian Sharp (Pleasure Island), Cathy Tyson (Mona...
Shooting is underway in Birmingham, UK, on noir thriller The Marker starring Frederick Schmidt (Starred Up, Snow in Paradise), Ana Uluru (Serena) and John Hannah (Four Weddings And A Funeral, The Mummy).
Writer-director Justin Edgar’s (We Are The Freaks) fourth film is a noir thriller about a criminal seeking redemption by tracking down the daughter of the woman he killed. Along the way he is haunted by his guilt in the guise of the woman’s ghost.
Backers include Creative England, Achilles Entertainments and Met Film Post.
Producers are Ian Sharp and Rebecca Joerin-Sharp from Achilles Entertainments with Alex Usborne and Edgar from 104 Films.
Executive producers are Richard Holmes and Cavan Ash for Creative England and Met Film Post respectively. Film Finances are providing the completion bond.
Supporting cast includes Struan Rodger (Kill List), Ian Sharp (Pleasure Island), Cathy Tyson (Mona...
- 1/7/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Here's one of those 'This'll make you feel old' factoids - it's two years since the last ever episode of Skins aired.
E4's groundbreaking hormone-fest wrapped up on August 5, 2013 - with an older Cook (Jack O'Connell) heading off into an uncertain future at the close of 'Rise (Part Two)'.
Cook was but one of 27 major characters featured on Skins across three 'Generations' - in a total of 61 episodes, split into seven series. But where are the teen tearaways of Roundview College now?
Generation One
1. Nicholas Hoult
Hoult played Tony Stonem - the pre-eminent bad boy of Skins - across its first two series. Later badly hurt in a traffic accident and forced to rely on others, Tony had mellowed by his final episodes.
Now aged 25, Hoult has become a bona-fide Hollywood star with roles in this year's Mad Max: Fury Road and the much-anticipated book adaptations Dark Places and Kill Your Friends.
E4's groundbreaking hormone-fest wrapped up on August 5, 2013 - with an older Cook (Jack O'Connell) heading off into an uncertain future at the close of 'Rise (Part Two)'.
Cook was but one of 27 major characters featured on Skins across three 'Generations' - in a total of 61 episodes, split into seven series. But where are the teen tearaways of Roundview College now?
Generation One
1. Nicholas Hoult
Hoult played Tony Stonem - the pre-eminent bad boy of Skins - across its first two series. Later badly hurt in a traffic accident and forced to rely on others, Tony had mellowed by his final episodes.
Now aged 25, Hoult has become a bona-fide Hollywood star with roles in this year's Mad Max: Fury Road and the much-anticipated book adaptations Dark Places and Kill Your Friends.
- 8/4/2015
- Digital Spy
Company acquires Us distribution rights to Justin Edgar’s third feature.
Juice Worldwide has acquired Us distribution rights to We are the Freaks.
Set in 1990s Birmingham, Justin Edgar’s teen comedy follows three misfits on a disastrous night out.
Paul Zimic, Juice’s president of sales and acquisitions, commented: “The film is very entertaining and there are many universal gags that would cross any border.”
“We are delighted that Us and Canadian audiences will get a chance to see We are the Freaks. It’s a film made with heart and we’re very proud of it.”
Lead actor Jamie Blackley will next be seen in Woody Allen’s Irrational Man, which als stars Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams.
Juice Worldwide has acquired Us distribution rights to We are the Freaks.
Set in 1990s Birmingham, Justin Edgar’s teen comedy follows three misfits on a disastrous night out.
Paul Zimic, Juice’s president of sales and acquisitions, commented: “The film is very entertaining and there are many universal gags that would cross any border.”
“We are delighted that Us and Canadian audiences will get a chance to see We are the Freaks. It’s a film made with heart and we’re very proud of it.”
Lead actor Jamie Blackley will next be seen in Woody Allen’s Irrational Man, which als stars Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams.
- 3/9/2015
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Company acquires Us distribution rights to Justin Edgar’s third feature.
Juice Worldwide has acquired Us distribution rights to We are the Freaks.
Set in 1990s Birmingham, Justin Edgar’s teen comedy follows three misfits on a disastrous night out.
Paul Zimic, Juice’s president of sales and acquisitions, commented: “The film is very entertaining and there are many universal gags that would cross any border.”
“We are delighted that Us and Canadian audiences will get a chance to see We are the Freaks. It’s a film made with heart and we’re very proud of it.”
Lead actor Jamie Blackley will next be seen in Woody Allen’s Irrational Man, which als stars Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams.
Juice Worldwide has acquired Us distribution rights to We are the Freaks.
Set in 1990s Birmingham, Justin Edgar’s teen comedy follows three misfits on a disastrous night out.
Paul Zimic, Juice’s president of sales and acquisitions, commented: “The film is very entertaining and there are many universal gags that would cross any border.”
“We are delighted that Us and Canadian audiences will get a chance to see We are the Freaks. It’s a film made with heart and we’re very proud of it.”
Lead actor Jamie Blackley will next be seen in Woody Allen’s Irrational Man, which als stars Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams.
- 3/9/2015
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Company acquires Us distribution rights to Justin Edgar’s third feature.
Juice Worldwide has acquired Us distribution rights to We are the Freaks.
Set in 1990s Birmingham, Justin Edgar’s teen comedy follows three misfits on a disastrous night out.
Paul Zimic, Juice’s president of sales and acquisitions, commented: “The film is very entertaining and there are many universal gags that would cross any border.”
“We are delighted that Us and Canadian audiences will get a chance to see We are the Freaks. It’s a film made with heart and we’re very proud of it.”
Lead actor Jamie Blackley will next be seen in Woody Allen’s Irrational Man, which als stars Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams.
Juice Worldwide has acquired Us distribution rights to We are the Freaks.
Set in 1990s Birmingham, Justin Edgar’s teen comedy follows three misfits on a disastrous night out.
Paul Zimic, Juice’s president of sales and acquisitions, commented: “The film is very entertaining and there are many universal gags that would cross any border.”
“We are delighted that Us and Canadian audiences will get a chance to see We are the Freaks. It’s a film made with heart and we’re very proud of it.”
Lead actor Jamie Blackley will next be seen in Woody Allen’s Irrational Man, which als stars Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams.
- 3/9/2015
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
German distributor Lighthouse has acquired rights from 104 Films to Justin Edgar’s We Are The Freaks for German-speaking territories.
The off-beat comedy, starring 2014 Screen International Star of Tomorrow Jamie Blackley, centres on one eventful night with three teenagers, set against the backdrop of the social and political turmoil of 1990 England. Producer is Alex Usborne.
The film has now clocked up eight territories in direct sales for 104 Films. It was released in the UK in April and has since been released on DVD and for download by UK distributor Metrodome.
In addition to the film’s cult following, Blackley has also seen his star rise. He appears in teen drama If I Stay with Chloe Grace Moretz, released in the Us last weekend, and will be seen in Yorgos Lanthimos’s upcoming feature The Lobster, starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz.
Blackley will also star opposite Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams in Woody Allen’s untitled next film...
The off-beat comedy, starring 2014 Screen International Star of Tomorrow Jamie Blackley, centres on one eventful night with three teenagers, set against the backdrop of the social and political turmoil of 1990 England. Producer is Alex Usborne.
The film has now clocked up eight territories in direct sales for 104 Films. It was released in the UK in April and has since been released on DVD and for download by UK distributor Metrodome.
In addition to the film’s cult following, Blackley has also seen his star rise. He appears in teen drama If I Stay with Chloe Grace Moretz, released in the Us last weekend, and will be seen in Yorgos Lanthimos’s upcoming feature The Lobster, starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz.
Blackley will also star opposite Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams in Woody Allen’s untitled next film...
- 8/28/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Distributor Pink Moon has acquired the Benelux rights from 104 films to Justin Edgar’s feature We Are The Freaks.
The comedy, starring 2014 Screen International Star of Tomorrow Jamie Blackley, follows the eventful night out of three teenagers, set against the backdrop of the social and political turmoil of 1990 England.
Edgar said he’s happy with the success the film has seen thus far, which was released in the UK on April 25.
“We always intended the film as a cult item for a savvy youth audience so I’m really pleased it has connected in that way”, said the director.
In addition to the film’s cult following, Blackley has also seen his star rise. He will appear in the teen drama If I Stay with Chloe Grace Moretz in August, and recently joined Yorgos Lanthimos’s upcoming feature The Lobster, starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz.
The comedy, starring 2014 Screen International Star of Tomorrow Jamie Blackley, follows the eventful night out of three teenagers, set against the backdrop of the social and political turmoil of 1990 England.
Edgar said he’s happy with the success the film has seen thus far, which was released in the UK on April 25.
“We always intended the film as a cult item for a savvy youth audience so I’m really pleased it has connected in that way”, said the director.
In addition to the film’s cult following, Blackley has also seen his star rise. He will appear in the teen drama If I Stay with Chloe Grace Moretz in August, and recently joined Yorgos Lanthimos’s upcoming feature The Lobster, starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz.
- 6/25/2014
- ScreenDaily
Normal 0 false false false En-gb X-none X-none In 1990's England three friends embark on a crazy night out akin to Human Traffic. Narrator, Jack (Jamie Blackley, Misfits), confesses he hates "rioters... politicians... archive footage... mobs... skin heads... goths... films where people talk to the camera..” as a montage of archive footage is shown, immediately suggesting Director/Writer, Justin Edgar (Large) is trying to be clever in his second feature, We Are The Freaks.
Jack explicitly states “This isn't a teen movie" but setting and content don't quite match this claim. Jack and pals are immature pre-university age, either miserably failing, arrogantly choosing to opt out or expectantly awaiting University acceptance letters; Jack plans to study to be a writer, Parsons (Mike Bailey, Skins) is content coasting and Chunks (Sean Teale, Skins) is happy living off the allowances his guilt-ridden extremely rich divorced parents dole out.
Set in Birmingham, opening with...
Jack explicitly states “This isn't a teen movie" but setting and content don't quite match this claim. Jack and pals are immature pre-university age, either miserably failing, arrogantly choosing to opt out or expectantly awaiting University acceptance letters; Jack plans to study to be a writer, Parsons (Mike Bailey, Skins) is content coasting and Chunks (Sean Teale, Skins) is happy living off the allowances his guilt-ridden extremely rich divorced parents dole out.
Set in Birmingham, opening with...
- 5/29/2014
- Shadowlocked
To mark the release of We Are The Freaks on 5th May, we’ve been given 5 copies to give away on DVD.
We Are The Freaks is a surreal and anarchic anti-teen movie about three misfits on a disastrous night out. It is set against the social and political turmoil of 1990’s Thatcher’s England, over the course of one evening they come to terms with being outsiders and learn to love failure and embrace being a freak. Jack (Jamie Blackley – Snow White and the Huntsman) wants to escape his boring bank job and aspires to be a writer but is waiting to hear news about the grant he needs in order to take up his place at University. Parsons (Mike Bailey – Skins) is a wimp with a dangerously unhealthy sexual fixation on Margaret Thatcher. He finds life guidance from the deranged but principled hardman Killer Colin (Michael Smiley – Kill List). Unlike Jack,...
We Are The Freaks is a surreal and anarchic anti-teen movie about three misfits on a disastrous night out. It is set against the social and political turmoil of 1990’s Thatcher’s England, over the course of one evening they come to terms with being outsiders and learn to love failure and embrace being a freak. Jack (Jamie Blackley – Snow White and the Huntsman) wants to escape his boring bank job and aspires to be a writer but is waiting to hear news about the grant he needs in order to take up his place at University. Parsons (Mike Bailey – Skins) is a wimp with a dangerously unhealthy sexual fixation on Margaret Thatcher. He finds life guidance from the deranged but principled hardman Killer Colin (Michael Smiley – Kill List). Unlike Jack,...
- 5/13/2014
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Transcendence | Exhibition | The Other Woman | Tracks | The Infomant | We Are The Freaks | Cupcakes | You & Me Forever
Perhaps an expensive, twisty conceptual thriller with a big, abstract title wasn't the best way for Christopher Nolan's cinematographer to distinguish himself as a director. Unlike his mentor, Pfister can't keep the silliness from going viral, as professor Depp's uploading of his consciousness provokes technophobic panic, existential questioning and way-cool special effects. It's a breakthrough in science-nonsense.
Continue reading...
Perhaps an expensive, twisty conceptual thriller with a big, abstract title wasn't the best way for Christopher Nolan's cinematographer to distinguish himself as a director. Unlike his mentor, Pfister can't keep the silliness from going viral, as professor Depp's uploading of his consciousness provokes technophobic panic, existential questioning and way-cool special effects. It's a breakthrough in science-nonsense.
Continue reading...
- 4/26/2014
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
The way things are shaping up, it could be a really strong year for talented British actor Jamie Blackley, as he has U Want Me 2 Kill Him? recently coming out in the States, and If I Stay – alongside Chloë Grace Moretz this Summer. However before then we get to see Blackley in Justin Edgar’s We Are The Freaks.
We spoke to the actor, currently La based, over the phone, discussing the strong spirit on set for the film, and the friendships he’s taken away from it. He also speaks about what he shares in common with his character Jack, and about his future projects and where he can see his future…
So what first attracted you to getting involved in this project?
The first thing really, was that it kind of went against most teen movies that we know and I found that attractive. I liked the character,...
We spoke to the actor, currently La based, over the phone, discussing the strong spirit on set for the film, and the friendships he’s taken away from it. He also speaks about what he shares in common with his character Jack, and about his future projects and where he can see his future…
So what first attracted you to getting involved in this project?
The first thing really, was that it kind of went against most teen movies that we know and I found that attractive. I liked the character,...
- 4/25/2014
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Justin Edgar's one-crazy-night comedy would struggle to get on to British TV
There can hardly be a movie genre more knackered than the post-Trainspotting ensemble/coming-of-age/drug-zeitgeisty/one-crazy-night comedy. Ten or 15 years ago, at the tail-end of Uncool Britannia, we seemed to get a new one every week. We are the Freaks, from writer-director Justin Edgar, is set in the 90s and looks at first as if it is going to satirise these 90s cliches. But actually we don't get anything other than more cliches: the film is made up of secondhand ideas, characters and riffs. Jamie Blackley plays Jack, a bloke hanging round in his hometown one summer, waiting for a grant (those were the days) to go to uni to study creative writing. His mad friend Chunks (Sean Teale) and nerdy, useless friend Parsons (Mike Bailey) are up for a night out, but Jack is still mooning around,...
There can hardly be a movie genre more knackered than the post-Trainspotting ensemble/coming-of-age/drug-zeitgeisty/one-crazy-night comedy. Ten or 15 years ago, at the tail-end of Uncool Britannia, we seemed to get a new one every week. We are the Freaks, from writer-director Justin Edgar, is set in the 90s and looks at first as if it is going to satirise these 90s cliches. But actually we don't get anything other than more cliches: the film is made up of secondhand ideas, characters and riffs. Jamie Blackley plays Jack, a bloke hanging round in his hometown one summer, waiting for a grant (those were the days) to go to uni to study creative writing. His mad friend Chunks (Sean Teale) and nerdy, useless friend Parsons (Mike Bailey) are up for a night out, but Jack is still mooning around,...
- 4/24/2014
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Falling somewhere between being a satirical social commentary and a full on teen comedy caper – Justin Edgar’s We Are The Freaks may be somewhat chaotic in many regards, yet maintains a genial spirit and distinct watchability, marking the continuously fledging careers of a handful of talented, young British actors.
One of which is Jamie Blackley, who plays Jack, fresh out of school and hoping to begin a university course in creative writing, though unable to fund his ambitions. Set primarily along the course of one eventful evening, along with his misfit friends Chunks (Sean Teale) and Parsons (Mike Bailey), Jack is hoping to forget about his problems, and instead focus on winning the heart of Elinor (Amber Anderson). Feeling the effects of being young in a suddenly post-Thatcher Britain, our protagonists embark on a wildly unforgettable night on the town.
Though not always hitting the mark, Edgar must be commended for his stylistic fervour,...
One of which is Jamie Blackley, who plays Jack, fresh out of school and hoping to begin a university course in creative writing, though unable to fund his ambitions. Set primarily along the course of one eventful evening, along with his misfit friends Chunks (Sean Teale) and Parsons (Mike Bailey), Jack is hoping to forget about his problems, and instead focus on winning the heart of Elinor (Amber Anderson). Feeling the effects of being young in a suddenly post-Thatcher Britain, our protagonists embark on a wildly unforgettable night on the town.
Though not always hitting the mark, Edgar must be commended for his stylistic fervour,...
- 4/24/2014
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Future Film Festival | Glasgow Film Festival | Deep Desires & Broken Dreams | Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival
Future Film Festival, London
This three-day festival is aimed at nurturing young film-makers, and there's plenty for them to be inspired by. The first day focuses on documentary as a tool for radical politics and social change (as in The Act Of Killing or Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer), and the second, on fiction, brings rebellious teen flick We Are The Freaks. The third day is on animation, with screenings, workshops (on how to make a short doc on your mobile)and professional advice, including wise words from Gravity's visual effects ace, Neil Corbould.
BFI, SE1, Fri to 23 Feb
Glasgow Film Festival
Where to start with this many-tentacled sprawl of a festival? How about Scarlett Johansson cruising Glasgow in a Transit van trying to pick up men? That's on offer in Jonathan Glazer's dark sci-fi Under The Skin,...
Future Film Festival, London
This three-day festival is aimed at nurturing young film-makers, and there's plenty for them to be inspired by. The first day focuses on documentary as a tool for radical politics and social change (as in The Act Of Killing or Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer), and the second, on fiction, brings rebellious teen flick We Are The Freaks. The third day is on animation, with screenings, workshops (on how to make a short doc on your mobile)and professional advice, including wise words from Gravity's visual effects ace, Neil Corbould.
BFI, SE1, Fri to 23 Feb
Glasgow Film Festival
Where to start with this many-tentacled sprawl of a festival? How about Scarlett Johansson cruising Glasgow in a Transit van trying to pick up men? That's on offer in Jonathan Glazer's dark sci-fi Under The Skin,...
- 2/15/2014
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Training programme funded by Creative Skillset to address changing face of feature film distribution.
Film London has launched Build Your Audience (formerly known as Audience on Demand) with a UK wide call for applications.
Addressing the changing face of feature film distribution, the training aims to provides up to 10 film-making teams with the skills, knowledge and networks to face the challenge of selling their film in the commercial marketplace.
It focuses on how to find and maximise audiences while negotiating the impact of new digital technologies on the traditional routes of distribution, sales and marketing. The deadline for applications is 5pm, March 17, 2014 (www.filmlondon.org.uk/buildyouraudience).
Funded by Creative Skillset, Build Your Audience is aimed at first and second time feature filmmakers with a film that has secured at least 50% production funding or is near completion.
Successful applicants will create a tailored distribution and marketing plan for their specific projects through the four month programme (April-August...
Film London has launched Build Your Audience (formerly known as Audience on Demand) with a UK wide call for applications.
Addressing the changing face of feature film distribution, the training aims to provides up to 10 film-making teams with the skills, knowledge and networks to face the challenge of selling their film in the commercial marketplace.
It focuses on how to find and maximise audiences while negotiating the impact of new digital technologies on the traditional routes of distribution, sales and marketing. The deadline for applications is 5pm, March 17, 2014 (www.filmlondon.org.uk/buildyouraudience).
Funded by Creative Skillset, Build Your Audience is aimed at first and second time feature filmmakers with a film that has secured at least 50% production funding or is near completion.
Successful applicants will create a tailored distribution and marketing plan for their specific projects through the four month programme (April-August...
- 2/12/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Training programme funded by Creative Skillset to address changing face of feature film distribution.
Film London has launched Build Your Audience (formerly known as Audience on Demand) with a UK wide call for applications.
Addressing the changing face of feature film distribution, the training aims to provides up to 10 film-making teams with the skills, knowledge and networks to face the challenge of selling their film in the commercial marketplace.
It focuses on how to find and maximise audiences while negotiating the impact of new digital technologies on the traditional routes of distribution, sales and marketing. The deadline for applications is 5pm, March 17, 2014 (www.filmlondon.org.uk/buildyouraudience).
Funded by Creative Skillset, Build Your Audience is aimed at first and second time feature filmmakers with a film that has secured at least 50% production funding or is near completion.
Successful applicants will create a tailored distribution and marketing plan for their specific projects through the four month programme (April-August...
Film London has launched Build Your Audience (formerly known as Audience on Demand) with a UK wide call for applications.
Addressing the changing face of feature film distribution, the training aims to provides up to 10 film-making teams with the skills, knowledge and networks to face the challenge of selling their film in the commercial marketplace.
It focuses on how to find and maximise audiences while negotiating the impact of new digital technologies on the traditional routes of distribution, sales and marketing. The deadline for applications is 5pm, March 17, 2014 (www.filmlondon.org.uk/buildyouraudience).
Funded by Creative Skillset, Build Your Audience is aimed at first and second time feature filmmakers with a film that has secured at least 50% production funding or is near completion.
Successful applicants will create a tailored distribution and marketing plan for their specific projects through the four month programme (April-August...
- 2/12/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Notes on Blindness, a short docudrama screening at Sundance in January, is being developed into a feature film.
Into Darkness will examine the true-life journey into blindness by academic John Hull, recorded in his autobiographical account Touching the Rock: An Experience of Blindness. The directors were given exclusive access to the audio tapes Hull recorded in the early 1980s as he struggled to deal with his condition, and these will form the narration and structure for the film along with archive footage, verbatim reconstructions and dramatic interpretation.
The film will be produced by Alex Usborne for 104 Films, which has credits including We Are The Freaks, and Jojo Ellison for Archer’s Mark, which recently completed production on its debut feature War Book starring Sophie Okonedo and Anthony Sher.
Pete Middleton and James Spinney will direct the feature from their own script, and Gerry Floyd will serve as director of photography.
With the full...
Into Darkness will examine the true-life journey into blindness by academic John Hull, recorded in his autobiographical account Touching the Rock: An Experience of Blindness. The directors were given exclusive access to the audio tapes Hull recorded in the early 1980s as he struggled to deal with his condition, and these will form the narration and structure for the film along with archive footage, verbatim reconstructions and dramatic interpretation.
The film will be produced by Alex Usborne for 104 Films, which has credits including We Are The Freaks, and Jojo Ellison for Archer’s Mark, which recently completed production on its debut feature War Book starring Sophie Okonedo and Anthony Sher.
Pete Middleton and James Spinney will direct the feature from their own script, and Gerry Floyd will serve as director of photography.
With the full...
- 12/20/2013
- ScreenDaily
Jamie Blackley (represented by United Agents) has been cast to star opposite Chloe Moretz, in the film adaptation of Gayle Forman's 2009 Young Adult novel If I Stay, in which he will play her boyfriend Adam.
If I Stay is the story of a 17 year old gifted classical musician Mia (Moretz) and her boyfriend, Adam, an up and coming indie-rock star. Torn between two paths in life, her art or her relationship, Mia is forced to make an even starker choice between life and death when she is caught in a fatal car accident with her family one snowy morning in Oregon.
21 year old Jamie has the musical credentials for the role of Adam. After appearing in the London stage production of Spring Awakening, he played George Harrison in the stage adaptation of Beatles musical Backbeat. Last year he filmed the lead role of Mark, alongside another rising star Toby Regbo,...
If I Stay is the story of a 17 year old gifted classical musician Mia (Moretz) and her boyfriend, Adam, an up and coming indie-rock star. Torn between two paths in life, her art or her relationship, Mia is forced to make an even starker choice between life and death when she is caught in a fatal car accident with her family one snowy morning in Oregon.
21 year old Jamie has the musical credentials for the role of Adam. After appearing in the London stage production of Spring Awakening, he played George Harrison in the stage adaptation of Beatles musical Backbeat. Last year he filmed the lead role of Mark, alongside another rising star Toby Regbo,...
- 9/6/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
104 Films has won the contract to deliver The Accelerator, a training and development programme for Welsh creativetalents.
The scheme is run by Creative Skillset Cymru as part of its Skills for the Digital Economy Programme.
The Accelerator initative will run for 7 months (starting in October 2013) and include 15 Welsh talents to help them fast track their projects and understand wider markets and raise strategic and business skills.
Alex Usborne [pictured], 104 Films MD, said: “This programme builds on the training and development programmes we have been designing and delivering over the past years and establishes 104 Films as the UK’s leading company in the field of creative business development… The Accelerator is about real projects going through real development and finding real finance. Our aim is that the Accelerator will make a tectonic difference to the vision and ambition of our participants and enable them to finance, market and distribute projects at an international level.”
Producers Usborne...
The scheme is run by Creative Skillset Cymru as part of its Skills for the Digital Economy Programme.
The Accelerator initative will run for 7 months (starting in October 2013) and include 15 Welsh talents to help them fast track their projects and understand wider markets and raise strategic and business skills.
Alex Usborne [pictured], 104 Films MD, said: “This programme builds on the training and development programmes we have been designing and delivering over the past years and establishes 104 Films as the UK’s leading company in the field of creative business development… The Accelerator is about real projects going through real development and finding real finance. Our aim is that the Accelerator will make a tectonic difference to the vision and ambition of our participants and enable them to finance, market and distribute projects at an international level.”
Producers Usborne...
- 8/6/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Review Andrew Blair 1 Jul 2013 - 06:37
A British teen comedy - set in Birmingham in 1990 - with a surprisingly political bent, according to Andrew
When you're watching The Inbetweeners, do you ever wish the visuals could be a bit more dreamlike? That characters would ignore the fourth wall as if it wasn't a big deal and that the whole thing could have a political subtext and an early-90s soundtrack? And be set in Birmingham?
Neither do I. Why would we, when We Are The Freaks does all of the above so well?
Set at the end of Margaret Thatcher's reign as supreme overlord of Englandland and its various appendages, We Are The Freaks sets out its stall early. It knows what kind of film it is, and with its complete disregard for verisimilitude manages to provide the most successful representation of male teenagers I've seen at this festival.
A British teen comedy - set in Birmingham in 1990 - with a surprisingly political bent, according to Andrew
When you're watching The Inbetweeners, do you ever wish the visuals could be a bit more dreamlike? That characters would ignore the fourth wall as if it wasn't a big deal and that the whole thing could have a political subtext and an early-90s soundtrack? And be set in Birmingham?
Neither do I. Why would we, when We Are The Freaks does all of the above so well?
Set at the end of Margaret Thatcher's reign as supreme overlord of Englandland and its various appendages, We Are The Freaks sets out its stall early. It knows what kind of film it is, and with its complete disregard for verisimilitude manages to provide the most successful representation of male teenagers I've seen at this festival.
- 6/30/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Stars: Jamie Blackley, Sean Teale , Michael Smiley, Danielle Bux | Written and Directed by Justin Edgar
Review by Andrew MacArthur of Cinehouse
Justin Edgar’s We Are the Freaks sets out to challenge the conventions of the traditional teen-comedy, and it mostly does so with a cheeky sense of humour and fond nostalgia for the nineties.
We Are the Freaks follows working class Jack (Blackley) who dreams of going to university yet struggles to get funding. Jack’s best-friend Chunks (Teale) who dubs himself a “textbook underachiever” suggests a night-out that begins with gate crashing a party.
The setting of the early 1990s provides an exciting twist on the traditional teen comedy, allowing Edgar to pack his film with a soundtrack including the likes of New Order and The Happy Mondays which certainly adds a distinct and likeable character to the film. This era also means that Edgar can pack his...
Review by Andrew MacArthur of Cinehouse
Justin Edgar’s We Are the Freaks sets out to challenge the conventions of the traditional teen-comedy, and it mostly does so with a cheeky sense of humour and fond nostalgia for the nineties.
We Are the Freaks follows working class Jack (Blackley) who dreams of going to university yet struggles to get funding. Jack’s best-friend Chunks (Teale) who dubs himself a “textbook underachiever” suggests a night-out that begins with gate crashing a party.
The setting of the early 1990s provides an exciting twist on the traditional teen comedy, allowing Edgar to pack his film with a soundtrack including the likes of New Order and The Happy Mondays which certainly adds a distinct and likeable character to the film. This era also means that Edgar can pack his...
- 6/28/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The Iranian director will be joined by Scottish actor Kevin McKidd and film critic Derek Malcom.
Iranian director Samira Makhmalbaf will chair the Michael Powell Best British Feature Film Competition Jury at the upcoming Edinburgh Film Festival, which runs June 19-30.
Makhmalbaf became the youngest director in official selection at the Cannes Film Festival 1988 with her first feature The Apple, for which she won the London Film Festival’s Sutherland Trophy. Her second film The Blackboard and third, At Five in the Afternoon, both received the jury prize at Cannes.
She will be joined on the jury by Scottish actor Kevin McKidd, who starred in last year’s Eiff closing night gala Brave, and chief film critic at the Evening Standard, Derek Malcolm.
British films competing for the Michael Powell Award include Justin Edgar’s We Are The Freaks, Paul Wright’s For Those In Peril, Jamie Chambers’ Blackbird and John Hardwick’s Svengali.
The jury will...
Iranian director Samira Makhmalbaf will chair the Michael Powell Best British Feature Film Competition Jury at the upcoming Edinburgh Film Festival, which runs June 19-30.
Makhmalbaf became the youngest director in official selection at the Cannes Film Festival 1988 with her first feature The Apple, for which she won the London Film Festival’s Sutherland Trophy. Her second film The Blackboard and third, At Five in the Afternoon, both received the jury prize at Cannes.
She will be joined on the jury by Scottish actor Kevin McKidd, who starred in last year’s Eiff closing night gala Brave, and chief film critic at the Evening Standard, Derek Malcolm.
British films competing for the Michael Powell Award include Justin Edgar’s We Are The Freaks, Paul Wright’s For Those In Peril, Jamie Chambers’ Blackbird and John Hardwick’s Svengali.
The jury will...
- 6/19/2013
- by sarah.cooper@screendaily.com (Sarah Cooper)
- ScreenDaily
Screenterrier spotted We Are The Freaks, a new teen comedy directed by Justin Edgar and produced by Alex Usborne at 104 Films back in March last year when it started filming.
Starring two Skins alumni, Mike Bailey (represented by Waring and McKenna) and Sean Teale (also Waring and McKenna), alongside fast-rising star Jamie Blackley (represented by United Agents).
The cast also includes Michael Smiley, Rosamund Hanson, and Adam Gillen, and the film is set to premiere at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Check out the trailer below!
Starring two Skins alumni, Mike Bailey (represented by Waring and McKenna) and Sean Teale (also Waring and McKenna), alongside fast-rising star Jamie Blackley (represented by United Agents).
The cast also includes Michael Smiley, Rosamund Hanson, and Adam Gillen, and the film is set to premiere at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Check out the trailer below!
- 6/18/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Exclusive: Justin Edgar’s teen comedy stars Michael Smiley and Jamie Blackley. Watch the first trailer here.
104 Films’ We Are The Freaks has been chosen as the opening film of the Bornshorts film festival in Denmark, which runs September 12-14.
Written and directed by Justin Edgar, the anarchic “anti-teen comedy” about three misfits on a disastrous night out, is set against the social and political turmoil of 1990.
Rosamund Hanson, Mike Bailey, Sean Teale, Adam Gillen, Hera Hilmar and Amber Anderson also star.
Profile: Justin Edgar and Alex Usborne, 104 Films
Metrodome will release the film in the UK later this year, following its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and market premiere at Luff.
The film is produced by Alex Usborne and Justin Edgar for their UK production company 104 Films, with Gareth Jones and Colin Pons as executive producers. Metfilm Post are co-financiers.
Edgar said: “I am delighted that We Are The Freaks has been invited...
104 Films’ We Are The Freaks has been chosen as the opening film of the Bornshorts film festival in Denmark, which runs September 12-14.
Written and directed by Justin Edgar, the anarchic “anti-teen comedy” about three misfits on a disastrous night out, is set against the social and political turmoil of 1990.
Rosamund Hanson, Mike Bailey, Sean Teale, Adam Gillen, Hera Hilmar and Amber Anderson also star.
Profile: Justin Edgar and Alex Usborne, 104 Films
Metrodome will release the film in the UK later this year, following its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and market premiere at Luff.
The film is produced by Alex Usborne and Justin Edgar for their UK production company 104 Films, with Gareth Jones and Colin Pons as executive producers. Metfilm Post are co-financiers.
Edgar said: “I am delighted that We Are The Freaks has been invited...
- 6/18/2013
- by sarah.cooper@screendaily.com (Sarah Cooper)
- ScreenDaily
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