4. UK Films for Sale at EFM 2019
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13 Graves TEvolutionary Films Cast: Kevin Leslie, Morgan James, Jacob Anderton, Terri Dwyer, Diane Shorthouse +44 7957 306 990 Michael McKell [email protected] Genre: Horror Market Office: UK Film Centre Gropius 36 Director: John Langridge Home Office tel: +44 20 8215 3340 Status: Completed Synopsis: On the orders of their boss, two seasoned contract killers are marching their latest victim to the ‘mob graveyard’ they have used for several years. When he escapes leaving them no choice but to hunt him through the surrounding forest, they are soon hopelessly lost. As night falls and the shadows begin to lengthen, they uncover a dark and terrifying truth about the vast, sprawling woodland – and the hunters become the hunted as they find themselves stalked by an ancient supernatural force. 2:Hrs TReason8 Films Cast: Harry Jarvis, Ella-Rae Smith, Alhaji Fofana, Keith Allen Anna Krupnova Genre: Fantasy [email protected] Director: D James Newton Market Office: UK Film Centre Gropius 36 Status: Completed Home Office tel: +44 7914 621 232 Synopsis: When Tim, a 15yr old budding graffiti artist, and his two best friends Vic and Alf, bunk off from a school trip at the Natural History Museum, they stumble into a Press Conference being held by Lena Eidelhorn, a mad Scientist who is unveiling her latest invention, The Vitalitron. The Vitalitron is capable of predicting the time of death of any living creature and when Tim sneaks inside, he discovers he only has two hours left to live. Chased across London by tabloid journalists Tooley and Graves, Tim and his friends agree on a bucket list that will cram a lifetime into the next two hours. Meanwhile, Lena makes plans to ensure that the Vitalitron’s prophecy becomes true no matter what... 3 Days On Planet Earth TSC Films Int'l Genre: Science-fiction Fumie Suzuki Lancaster +44 7804 632 Director: Phillip Escott 427 Status: Pre-Production [email protected] Market Office: UK Film Centre Gropius 36 Home Office tel: +44 20 7287 1900 Synopsis: An alien spaceship crash lands onto Efa’s farm with devastating consequences for all! A sci-fi action adventure. 303 Squadron TFilm Media Cast: Piotr Adamczyk, Maciej Zakościelny, Cara Theobold, Andrew Konrad Sosnowski +48 669 518 787 Woodall, Antoni Krolikowski [email protected] Genre: Historical Home Office tel: +48 507 407 507 Director: Denis Delic Status: Completed Synopsis: The 303 Squadron of the Royal Air Force becomes the most efficient fighter unit amongst the allied forces during WWII. Made up of Poles evacuated via Romania and France to the United Kingdom the 303 Squadron joins the Battle of Britain in the 11th hour to help the British to fight a common enemy. The film is a story based on true events inspired by a worldwide bestseller by Arkady Fiedler, and is a long-awaited story that needs to be told. This story of bravery, friendship, and brotherhood is still alive, especially in Poland, U.K., and the U.S. We take off where Dunkirk left off, and present a story of a handful of extremely brave Polish Pilots with extraordinary combat flying skills fighting for a common goal. For our freedom and yours. Acceptable Damage TEvolutionary Films Cast: Jack Brett Anderson, Elinor Machen-Fortune, Fiona Whitelaw, Diane Shorthouse +44 7957 306 990 Crispian Belfrage, Elijah Baker, Fraser Ayres [email protected] Genre: Documentary Market Office: UK Film Centre Gropius 36 Director: Lavinia Simina Home Office tel: +44 20 8215 3340 Status: Completed Synopsis: A soldier's story does not end on the battlefield. Chosen Men is the first feature film to explore the changing identities of the modern day British soldier and the challenges faced upon returning to civilian life. Filmmaker and veteran soldier Aaron Sayers returns to his military roots to offer a revealing insight to the transition from soldier-to-civilian and life after service; celebrating the bond of brothers held by those who served together on the front line. This is the story of the proud Chosen Men. Featuring SAS Hero and best-selling author Andy McNab. EFM 2019: UK Films for Sale 1 After 82 THouse Of Film Cast: Dominic West Ava B +1 818 481 1289 Genre: Documentary [email protected] Director: Steve Keeble Market Office: Marriot Status: Completed Home Office tel: +1 310 777 0237 Synopsis: The untold stories of the AIDS pandemic in the UK An Unquiet Life TSaboteur Media Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Rebecca Ferguson Mark Lindsay Genre: Drama [email protected] Director: John Hay Market Office: Marriott 220 Status: Pre-Production Home Office tel: +1 212 897 3922 Synopsis: Roald Dahl was the man who came up with Willy Wonka and Oompa Loompa's; the BFG; Matilda's telekinesis; Mr. Fox's larcenous ways; Mr. & Mrs. Twit and the Grand High Witch. The Worl's greatest storyteller but perhaps, more surprisingly, this is also a story about Patricia Neal; "the new Garbo"; one of the finest actors of her generation. Two people who came out of a tunnel of grief over the death of a child; one with a classic book in their hand; the other with an Oscar. Both, in different ways, inspired to greater creativity by a great tragedy. Angels Never Cry TPrinc Films Cast: Eva Oskarsdottir, Jonathan Stoddard, Matt Munroe Ralitsa Trifonova +1 323 596 8182 Genre: Drama [email protected] Director: Lok Kwan Woo Market Office: Gropius 114 Status: Completed Home Office tel: +1 763 458 1967 Synopsis: Running from the marriage in trouble Theresa meets James. He is an artist, he understands her, he sweeps her of her feet. But, Theresa doesn’t know that James carefully planned their every encounter; he has been waiting, plotting, hoping – finally Theresa can be with him. Again! Animals TCornerstone Films Cast: Holliday Grainger, Alia Shawkat Carla Quarto Di Palo +44 7827 948 675 Genre: Drama [email protected] Director: Sophie Hyde Market Office: Grand Hyatt 405 Status: Completed Home Office tel: +44 20 3457 7257 Synopsis: Grainger and Shawkat will star as Laura and Tyler respectively, best friends and drinking buddies whose hedonistic existence falls under the creeping horror of adulthood when Laura gets engaged to Jim – an ambitious pianist who surprisingly decides to go teetotal. Aquarela TLionsgate Genre: Documentary Ella Field Director: Victor Kossakovsky [email protected] Status: Completed Market Office: Grant Hyatt 720 Home Office tel: +1 310 255 3700 Synopsis: Captured at a rare 96 frames-per-second, Aquarela takes audiences on a deeply cinematic journey through the transformative beauty and raw power of water. Archive TIndependent Cast: Theo James, Stacy Martin Asia Muci +44 7448 028 216 Genre: Science-fiction [email protected] Director: Gavin Rothery Market Office: Gropius 07 Status: Pre-Production Home Office tel: +44 207 257 8734 Synopsis: 2049. Two and a half years into a three year research contract, George Almore is on the verge of a breakthrough. Stationed halfway up a snow-capped mountain near Kyoto at a secret facility codenamed 'The Garden', he has been working on a model that is a true human-equivalent android. His prototype is almost complete. But this most sensitive phase of his work is also the riskiest. Especially as George has an ulterior motive for his work that must be hidden at all costs: Being re-united with his dead wife, Jules. EFM 2019: UK Films for Sale 2 Around India With A Movie Camera TBFI Film Sales Genre: Historical Violette Martin +44 7776 243 811 Director: Sandhya Suri [email protected] Status: Completed Market Office: UK Film Centre Gropius 36 Home Office tel: +44 20 7957 8905 Synopsis: Drawn exclusively from the BFI National Archive, Around India features some of the earliest surviving film from India as well as gorgeous travelogues, intimate home movies and newsreels from British, French and Indian filmmakers. Taking in Maharajas and Viceroys, fakirs and farmhands and personalities such as Sabu and Gandhi, Sandhya Suri's film explores not only the people and places of over 70 years ago, but asks us to engage with broader themes of a shared history, shifting perspectives in the lead up to Indian independence and the ghosts of the past. Around India boasts a superb new score that fuses western and Indian music from composer and sarod player Soumik Datta. The Aspern Papers TARRI Media Int'l Cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Joely Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave Moritz Hemminger Genre: Drama [email protected] Director: Julien Landais Market Office: Gropius 10 Status: Completed Home Office tel: +49 89 38 09 12 88 Synopsis: Set in Venice in the late 19th century, it tells of an American editor determined to get his hands on the letters his icon, the Romantic poet Jeffrey Aspern, wrote to his beautiful lover and muse, Juliana Bordereau. Juliana lives in a Venetian palazzo with her niece Miss Tina, who she seems to control and Morton tries to manipulate. But when the ambitious adventurer trifles with Miss Tina’s affections she learns to see through his scheme. The Aspern Papers tells a story of obsession, grandeur lost and dreams of Byronic adventures.The film was shot where Henry James actually wrote it - on original locations in Venice. From script stage on, French director Julien Landais was supported by Executive Producer and recent Academy Award winner James Ivory. Astral TFilm Seekers Cast: Frank Dillane, Vanessa Grasse, Damson Idris Sara Vonk +44 7447 362 443 Genre: Horror [email protected] Director: Chris Mul Market Office: UK Film Centre Gropius 36 Status: Completed Home Office tel: +44 20 3950 0698 Synopsis: As a student of metaphysics, Alex discovers the practice of astral projection and the scientific possibility of a dimension outside our own.