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FILMNATION ENTERTAINMENT TO FINANCE AND PRODUCE SCI-FI THRILLER AETHER BASED ON BRITISH NEWCOMER KRYSTY WILSON-CAIRNS’ ORIGINAL SCRIPT

March 13, 2014 – New York, NY – FilmNation Entertainment announced that they will produce, finance and handle worldwide sales for AETHER, the highly sought after sci-fi thriller written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns that surfaced in the market only last week. The casting process and search for a director have already begun for the brand new British writer's project. Plot details are currently being kept under wraps.

FilmNation’s President of Production Aaron Ryder said, "I'm astounded by the level of talent and inventiveness we've come across from such a young voice. We're terribly excited to produce this film. We're also anxious to learn how to pronounce its title!"

“I am absolutely thrilled to be working alongside such a talented group of likeminded people. FilmNation makes the kind of movies I love to watch, and I am so pleased we’ve put AETHER into their safe hands,” said Wilson-Cairns.

The project, which Wilson-Cairns initially developed with her UK agent and then wrote on spec, was brought into the company by FilmNation Director of Development Patrick Chu. Ryder, along with EVP Karen Lunder, will shepherd the project. The deal was negotiated by EVP Business & Legal Affairs Alison Cohen on behalf of FilmNation and by Marnie Podos of United Agents in London and Tara S. Kole of Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown on behalf of Wilson-Cairns.

FilmNation Entertainment is currently in development on numerous high profile titles including STORY OF YOUR LIFE to be directed by Denis Villeneuve; and Robert DeNiro starrer THE GOOD HOUSE; THE RULES OF INHERITANCE, starring Jennifer Lawrence; and many more. The company recently brought Dan Beers' high school sex comedy PREMATURE as an official selection to the SXSW Film Festival where it was very well received by audiences and critics alike.

About FilmNation Entertainment Founded in 2008 by veteran international film executive Glen Basner, FilmNation Entertainment is a new kind of film company – global, versatile and full-service; and is a go-to destination for many of the world’s most renowned filmmakers. FilmNation can board a project in a myriad of ways (as a producer, financier, sales agent, international distributor or marketer) and at any stage in a film’s lifespan including development.

FilmNation’s impressive sales line-up showcases the work of many of today’s most exciting, established and up-and-coming filmmakers, including recently announced: Once director John Carney's Sing Street, and The Whole Truth starring .

Upcoming releases from FilmNation's sales slate include: Jonathan Glazer’s Under The Skin with , an In Competition film at the 2013 and 2013 Toronto International Film Festival Official Selection; Terrence Malick’s Knight Of Cups and an untitled project; David Michôd’s The Rover starring Guy Pearce and ; Anton Corbijn’s A Most Wanted Man starring and Rachel McAdams; the untitled Marc Lawrence starring Hugh Grant and ; Solace starring Sir ; Tracers starring Taylor Lautner; Selfless starring Ryan Reynolds; The Imitation Game starring ; among others.

Sales titles currently in pre-production include: J.C. Chandor’s A Most Violent Year; Genius starring ; Bill Condon’s Sherlock Holmes tale A Slight Trick Of The Mind; Anton Corbijn’s Life, a true story about the friendship between James Dean and Life Magazine photographer Dennis Stock; Alejandro Amenábar’s elevated-genre Regression starring Ethan Hawke and ; and Nima Nourizadeh’s American Ultra starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart.

Among the films released last year were three 2013 Cannes Official Selections: Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring, an Un Certain Regard title starring Emma Watson; Alexander Payne’s six-time Academy Award nominated Nebraska starring Bruce Dern, winner of the Best Actor award in Cannes, and J.C. Chandor’s Academy Award nominated All Is Lost starring . Also released last year were Steven Soderbergh’s Side Effects; Terrence Malick’s To The Wonder; and Pedro Almodovar’s Los Amantes Pasajeros (I’m So Excited!).

Production vet Aaron Ryder heads up FilmNation’s production arm. Released in 2013 was Jeff Nichols’ critically acclaimed Mud, a 2012 Cannes competition selection and one of 2013's highest grossing indie films starring Matthew McConaughey. Coming out this year is Dan Beers' teen sex comedy Premature, which will world premiere at this year’s SXSW Film Festival. FilmNation is in development on Denis Villeneuve’s Story Of Your Life; The Rules of Inheritance starring Jennifer Lawrence; The Good House starring Meryl Streep and ; among others.

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PRESS CONTACT Selena Saldana, FilmNation Entertainment, 917-484-8914, [email protected]