UK Films For Sale AFM 2019 Agatha And The Curse Of Ishtar TKew Media Dist. Cast: Lyndsey Marshal, Jonah Hauer-King, Stanley Townsend, Jennifer Askin Katherine Kingsley, Jack Deam, Waj Ali, Rory Fleck Byrne, [email protected] Bronagh Waugh Market Office: Loews 808 Genre: Drama Home Office tel: +44 20 7851 6500 Director: Sam Yates Status: Production Synopsis: It has been two years since the sensation caused by her eleven-day disappearance and Agatha is contemplating giving up detective novels to pursue a serious literary career. Seeking escape and inspiration, she travels to Baghdad on an archaeological tour. What she finds is turmoil: the world’s biggest oil field has just been discovered and Iraq’s ancient treasures are under threat. Agatha also finds a charming, naive young archaeologist, Max, who needs her help as a series of murders unfold in the faded grandeur of the villa where they are staying. Has Agatha met her match? Agatha And The Death Of X TKew Media Dist. Cast: Gina Bramhill, Elizabeth Tan Jennifer Askin Genre: Drama [email protected] Director: Joe Stephenson Market Office: Loews 808 Status: Production Home Office tel: +44 20 7851 6500 Synopsis: After writing twelve Poirot novels in six years, Agatha Christie should be a rich woman. Instead, she’s struggling to make ends meet. As the money runs out, Agatha concocts a plan to kill off her most famous creation and sell the manuscript to a superfan. When Agatha’s would-be-buyer suffers a heart attack, it seems unfortunate but benign. When her manuscript is stolen, a wider conspiracy begins to take shape. As the bombs fall and she investigates, the danger of her situation becomes apparent; Agatha herself is the killer’s next target. Amulet TAMP Int'l Cast: Imelda Staunton, Carla Juri, Alec Secareanu Nina Kolokouri +44 7929 448 361 Genre: Horror [email protected] Director: Romola Garai Market Office: Loews 835 Status: Pre-Production Home Office tel: +44 20 7535 6714 Synopsis: A young man is brought to a dilapidated house in order to care for a woman and her elderly, dying mother. Falling in love with the younger woman, he begins to suspect she is enslaved to a demon, and resolves to fight the creature and rescue the woman he loves…but all is not what it seems. Outside will star Carla Juri (Blade Runner 2049, Wetlands), Alec Secareanu (God’s Own Country) and Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake, Pride, Harry Potter). Matthew James Wilkinson of Stigma Films, (who is currently in pre-production on the Untitled Danny Boyle/Richard Curtis film for Working Title Films/Universal) is producing. Damian Jones (The Lady In The Van, The Iron Lady) is executive producer. Are We Dead Yet? TDevilworks Cast: Jessica-Jane Stafford, Tim Faraday, Fabrizio Santino, Fredi Samantha Richardson Nwaka, Winston Ellis [email protected] Genre: Horror Market Office: Loews 703 Director: Fredi Nwaka Home Office tel: +44 7731 386 063 Status: Completed Synopsis: A robbery goes horrifyingly wrong when five young criminals are forced to take refuge from the police in an old castle. What started out as 'one last job' quickly becomes a terrifying and hilariously fun filled journey of Supernatural misfortunes Arthur + Merlin And The Knights Of Camelot TFilm Mode Ent. Cast: Richard Short, Stella Stoker, Tim Fellingham John Buffalo +1 805 387 5996 Genre: Fantasy [email protected] Director: Giles Alderson Market Office: Loews 509 Status: Production Home Office tel: +1 310 844 9174 Synopsis: A battle-worn King Arthur returns home after decades abroad fighting the Roman Empire. But in his absence, his illegitimate son has corrupted the throne of Camelot. Now a weary King Arthur must reunite with the old wizard Merlin, his most loyal Knights of the Round Table, and fight to reclaim his crown. AFM 2019: UK Films for Sale 1 Ascent TKaleidoscope Home Ent. Cast: Simon Meacock, Bentley Kalu, Samantha Schnitzler, Toby Daniel Cooper +44 7590 316 488 Osmond [email protected] Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi Market Office: Loews 7/Topanga, UK Film Centre Director: Tom Paton Home Office tel: +44 20 3397 4410 Status: Completed Synopsis: Special ops squad "Hell's Bastards" are sent to infiltrate a civil war to retrieve intel. The unit soon find themselves trapped on a never-ending stairwell forced to climb or die. To survive, they must revisit their past sins if they ever want to get off. Assimilate TArclight Films (USA) Cast: Joel Courtney, Calum Worthy, Andi Matichak Lina Marrone +1 310 777 8855 Genre: Science-fiction [email protected] Director: John Murlowski Market Office: Loews 734 Status: Completed Home Office tel: +1 310 777 8855 Synopsis: While making a web series mocking their quaint small town, two high school teens slowly discover that their relatives and neighbords are being killed and replaced by creatures that are perfect copies of their victims. As the entire is taken over, the teens' only weapon is to covertly record the takeover and put it on the web in a desperate attempt to attract outside help. Its a race against time before the whole human race goes extinct. Astral TFilm Seekers Cast: Frank Dillane, Vanessa Grasse, Damson Idris Caroline Couret-Delègue +44 7850 096 510 Genre: Horror [email protected] Director: Chris Mul Market Office: Loews 7/Topanga, UK Film Centre 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. Coming to terms with the premature death of his mother during his childhood,Alex turns to astral projection in an attempt to reconnect with her. As his experiments escalate, Alex continues to isolate himself from those who care for him. With every trip into the unknown, Alex’s mental state declines further, as it becomes apparent that someone... or rather something has been crossing over with him. In the tradition of It Follows and The Babadook comes an event level, elevated paranormal Thriller that redefines the genre for a new generation. The Banishing TWestEnd Films Cast: Jessica Brown Findlay, Sean Harris, John Heffernan Sofia Neves +44 7910 322 142 Genre: Horror [email protected] Director: Chris Smith Market Office: Loews 7/Zuma, UK Film Centre Status: Post-Production Home Office tel: +44 20 7494 8300 Synopsis: 1936, England. Linus, his wife Marianne, and their daughter Adelaide move into town, where Linus has been posted as the new reverend. He’s been tasked by the Church to renew the villagers’ faith, which has been lost after the disturbing, unexplained deaths of the previous reverend’s family — at the very same mysterious manor where Linus and his family have settled into.Soon after their arrival, strange events start to occur: ghostly voices, dark figures dressed as monks, mysterious totems, and Adelaide’s behaviour becoming stranger by the day. It soon becomes clear that a malicious entity seeks to possess Adelaide and that the Church is hiding a terrible secret… As the menacing spirit grows stronger, Linus and Marianne have to confront their beliefs and enlist the help of Harry Reed, a famous Occultist. Together, they must uncover the terrifying truth about their house and the paranormal force which inhabits it… and hope it isn’t already too late for Adelaide. Bansky And The Rise Of Outlaw Art TVision Films Cast: Ben Eine, Steve Lazarides, John Nation, Felix Braun Robby Amar Genre: Art - Culture [email protected] Director: Elio Espana Market Office: Loews 8/Las Flores Status: Completed Home Office tel: +1 818 784 1702 Synopsis: For the first time, Banky’s full story is revealed from his early days as a young underground artist in Bristol to his arrival globally as the most famous artist of the twenty-first century. Inspired by New York graffiti of the 1970’s, Bansky led the Street Art movement into the mainstream media. AFM 2019: UK Films for Sale 2 The Bay Of Silence TInternational Film Trust Cast: Brian Cox, Claes Bang, Olga Kurylenko Gregoary McLachlan Genre: Thriller [email protected] Director: Paula Van Der Oest Market Office: Loews 724 Status: Post-Production Home Office tel: +1 424 278 4224 Synopsis: The sudden disappearance of his wife and children after the traumatic birth of their son sends Will on a frantic search across Europe to regain his family and piece his life back together. As the mystery behind his wife’s actions slowly begins to take a dark and menacing form, Will is determined to seek out the truth—no matter the cost. Behind The Blood TKew Media Dist. Genre: Documentary Jennifer Askin Director: Loretta Van Der Horst [email protected] Status: Production Market Office: Loews 808 Home Office tel: +44 20 7851 6500 Synopsis: In one of the world’s most dangerous cities, San Pedro Sula, Honduras, loyalties are everything. They can save your life, or just as quickly end it. Behind The Line – Escape To Dunkirk T101 Films Int'l Cast: Joe Egan, Sam Gittins, Jake J. Meniani Eoghan Burke Genre: Action/Adventure [email protected] Director: Ben Mole Market Office: Loews 745 Status: Post-Production Home Office tel: +44 20 7693 8079 Synopsis: 1940 Belgium, the Ardennes Forest. Danny, his friend Bill & their squad are captured, by SS troopers, whilst trying to aid the allies retreat to Dunkirk… Billie TAltitude Film Sales Genre: Documentary Charlie Kemball +44 7733 264 708 Director: James Erskine [email protected] Status: Completed Market Office: Loews 822 Home Office tel: +44 20 7478 7612 Synopsis: Billie Holiday, the world’s greatest and most controversial jazz singer, revealed through a wealth of never-before-heard recorded interviews and research undertaken by journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl, who was unable to complete her work as her life was cut short under mysterious circumstances.