Exclusive: Blonde To Black Pictures to produce UK drama about mental illness and young carers.
Samantha Morton and Billie Piper are attached to star in drama Two For Joy from Sadie Frost’s UK production outfit Blonde To Black Pictures.
The feature, which will chart the challenging relationship between a teenage daughter, her bed-ridden mother (Morton) and her wayward younger brother, will touch on themes of mental illness, young carers and child abuse.
Sadie Frost, Emma Comley and Andrew Green will produce for Blonde To Black Pictures, whose 2015 feature Set The Thames On Fire starred Noel Fielding and Sally Phillips. Also producing are Mat Wakeham and Michael Wiggs.
The film, currently in development, will mark the debut of photographer turned writer-director Tom Beard, who has previously directed music videos for Fka Twigs, Jamie T and Klaxons.
Des Hamilton is casting the drama, which was developed with Creative England and will be funded through an Eis scheme arranged...
Samantha Morton and Billie Piper are attached to star in drama Two For Joy from Sadie Frost’s UK production outfit Blonde To Black Pictures.
The feature, which will chart the challenging relationship between a teenage daughter, her bed-ridden mother (Morton) and her wayward younger brother, will touch on themes of mental illness, young carers and child abuse.
Sadie Frost, Emma Comley and Andrew Green will produce for Blonde To Black Pictures, whose 2015 feature Set The Thames On Fire starred Noel Fielding and Sally Phillips. Also producing are Mat Wakeham and Michael Wiggs.
The film, currently in development, will mark the debut of photographer turned writer-director Tom Beard, who has previously directed music videos for Fka Twigs, Jamie T and Klaxons.
Des Hamilton is casting the drama, which was developed with Creative England and will be funded through an Eis scheme arranged...
- 2/1/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Former Catalyst and Matador exec joins as company secures Us deal.
Former Catalyst Global Media and Matador Pictures executive Mat Wakeham has joined Sadie Frost and Emma Comley’s production outfit Blonde To Black Pictures as a producer.
Wakeham’s credits as a development executive include recent Netflix series Residue and Cannes 2014 thriller Snow In Paradise.
Wakeham wrote 2008 BAFTA Scotland-winning TV special Phoo Action and produced 2012 feature The Facility starring Aneurin Barnard.
He will work across Blonde To Black’s film and TV slate and will bring a number of his own projects to the company.
On the appointment,...
Former Catalyst Global Media and Matador Pictures executive Mat Wakeham has joined Sadie Frost and Emma Comley’s production outfit Blonde To Black Pictures as a producer.
Wakeham’s credits as a development executive include recent Netflix series Residue and Cannes 2014 thriller Snow In Paradise.
Wakeham wrote 2008 BAFTA Scotland-winning TV special Phoo Action and produced 2012 feature The Facility starring Aneurin Barnard.
He will work across Blonde To Black’s film and TV slate and will bring a number of his own projects to the company.
On the appointment,...
- 6/16/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Sadie Frost, Noel Fielding and Sally Phillips star in twisted comedy.
Dark comedy Set The Thames On Fire has set a UK theatrical release date of September 16 and will be available on digital platforms from September 19.
The film, directed by Ben Charles Edwards, has a cast that includes Sadie Frost (Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie), Noel Fielding (The Mighty Boosh), Sally Phillips (I’m Alan Partridge) and Morgana Robinson (The Windsors).
Set the Thames on Fire follows struggling piano player Art (Michael Winder) and compulsive liar Sal (Max Bennett) as they embark on a string of ludicrous escapades through a dystopian London, ruled over by a grotesque and tyrannical Impresario.
On their adventures they encounter a deranged Magician, played by performance artist David Hoyle, an anarchist witch (Phillips) and the Impresario’s twisted right-hand man (Fielding) leading to a final showdown with the despotic ruler himself.
The film is produced by Blonde to Black Pictures, the company...
Dark comedy Set The Thames On Fire has set a UK theatrical release date of September 16 and will be available on digital platforms from September 19.
The film, directed by Ben Charles Edwards, has a cast that includes Sadie Frost (Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie), Noel Fielding (The Mighty Boosh), Sally Phillips (I’m Alan Partridge) and Morgana Robinson (The Windsors).
Set the Thames on Fire follows struggling piano player Art (Michael Winder) and compulsive liar Sal (Max Bennett) as they embark on a string of ludicrous escapades through a dystopian London, ruled over by a grotesque and tyrannical Impresario.
On their adventures they encounter a deranged Magician, played by performance artist David Hoyle, an anarchist witch (Phillips) and the Impresario’s twisted right-hand man (Fielding) leading to a final showdown with the despotic ruler himself.
The film is produced by Blonde to Black Pictures, the company...
- 6/1/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Blonde to Black Pictures looks to digital platform for company investment.
Sadie Frost’s Blonde to Black Pictures is looking to raise £150k through crowdfunding platform Angels Den.
The investment is aimed at bolstering the London-based production company, which is run by actress and fashion designer Frost with business partner Emma Comley.
Blonde to Black is currently in post-production on feature Set the Thames on Fire, about two boys who fall through the clockwork of a grotesque, nightmare London.
Frost stars alongside Noel Fielding, Sally Phillips and ex-Skins actress Lily Loveless.
Frost said of the move: “The team at Angels offered us a great opportunity to bring the next wave of development funds into the company. It seemed very much a part of our ethos to get potential like-minded film fans and enthusiasts that spot a great investment opportunity as part of the team.”
Bill Morrow, co-founder of Angels Den, added: “It’s fantastic...
Sadie Frost’s Blonde to Black Pictures is looking to raise £150k through crowdfunding platform Angels Den.
The investment is aimed at bolstering the London-based production company, which is run by actress and fashion designer Frost with business partner Emma Comley.
Blonde to Black is currently in post-production on feature Set the Thames on Fire, about two boys who fall through the clockwork of a grotesque, nightmare London.
Frost stars alongside Noel Fielding, Sally Phillips and ex-Skins actress Lily Loveless.
Frost said of the move: “The team at Angels offered us a great opportunity to bring the next wave of development funds into the company. It seemed very much a part of our ethos to get potential like-minded film fans and enthusiasts that spot a great investment opportunity as part of the team.”
Bill Morrow, co-founder of Angels Den, added: “It’s fantastic...
- 12/4/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Den Of Geek Jul 20, 2016
Want to know what British films are coming out this month? Then look no further than our UK movie release calendar...
Welcome to our regularly updated calendar of all the British movies due for release in UK cinemas over the coming months. So if you're keen to keep up-to-date on the latest in home grown cinema - from documentaries to dramas, and comedy horror to science fiction - this is the ideal post for you.
So here's what's coming up in the future.
22 July 2016
The Bfg
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Rebecca Hall, Mark Rylance, Bill Hader
Details: An adaptation of the Roald Dahl book, this is a Us/UK/Canada co-production, but we're having it anyway.
K-Shop
Director: Dan Pringle
Cast: Ziad Abaza, Scot Williams, Darren Morfitt, Reece Noi
Details: The son of a kebab shop owner seeks revenge.
29 July 2016
The Intent
Director: Femi Oyeniran, Kalvadour Peterson
Cast: Dylan Duffus,...
Want to know what British films are coming out this month? Then look no further than our UK movie release calendar...
Welcome to our regularly updated calendar of all the British movies due for release in UK cinemas over the coming months. So if you're keen to keep up-to-date on the latest in home grown cinema - from documentaries to dramas, and comedy horror to science fiction - this is the ideal post for you.
So here's what's coming up in the future.
22 July 2016
The Bfg
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Rebecca Hall, Mark Rylance, Bill Hader
Details: An adaptation of the Roald Dahl book, this is a Us/UK/Canada co-production, but we're having it anyway.
K-Shop
Director: Dan Pringle
Cast: Ziad Abaza, Scot Williams, Darren Morfitt, Reece Noi
Details: The son of a kebab shop owner seeks revenge.
29 July 2016
The Intent
Director: Femi Oyeniran, Kalvadour Peterson
Cast: Dylan Duffus,...
- 9/12/2014
- Den of Geek
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